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Indian Colonial Silver Tablespoon - Pittar & Co.
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Reference: S11262
Period: William IV
Year: 1825-1841
Silversmith: Pittar & Co.
Place: Calcutta
Price: $ 150.00
Weight: 76 grams
Dimensions: 22.0 cm
Condition: Good, very slight wear to tip from use. Light scratches in bowl.
Description: A Indian Colonial silver tablespoon in the Fiddle pattern, slightly larger and heavier than most tablespoons. Ths spoon has a good feel, nicely weighted when used, and clearly hand made. The spoon has no engraving, or any sign of engraving being removed. The hallmarks are clear, and include makers mark P&Co. for Pittar & Co, pseudo lion passant, pseudo date letter A and tally mark number 17 from the book "Indian Colonial Silver" by Wynyard Wilkinson, page 170. Arthur Pittar & Co. worked between 1825 and 1848 in Calcutta, a similar tablespoon, but 2 centimetres shorter, is depicted on page 104. They were primarily diamond and jewel merchants, but clearly made good quality flatware and holloware. They imported a die press for manufacture of Fiddle pattern flatware in 1842, we believe this spoon predates that, given it's unusual size.
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Indian Colonial Silver Tablespoon - Pittar & Co
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Pittar & Co Indian colonial silver pseudo hallmarks
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Indian Colonial Silver Tablespoon - Pittar & Co
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Indian Colonial Silver Tablespoon - Pittar & Co, scale
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