Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a fine early Victorian Sterling Silver Sauce Ladle in the classic Fiddle pattern. It is in the Georgian style with a flat base and shallow bowl. The initial P is neatly engraved at the top of the stem.

The sauce ladle was made in Exeter by silversmith John Stone and dates to 1851. John Stone was one of Exeter's foremost silversmiths. He was a specialist spoon maker working from premises initially in New Bridge Street and later the High Street between the early 1820s and his death in 1868. He was succeeded in the business by his son Thomas Hart Stone who registered his own mark in 1863 and after his death in 1873 was in turn followed by his widow Frances Stone.

Condition is very good, with no dings or dents and just the superficial surface wear that you would expect after over 170 years of good service. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The ladle is 14.2cm / 5.6ins long and 4.8cm / 1.9ins across the bowl. It weighs in at a respectable 31.9g / 1.1oz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks, on the underside of the stem, are well struck and clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the three towered wall assay mark for Exeter, the date letter P for 1851, the Queen Victoria duty mark and the J S makers' mark for John Stone.

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