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Kings Fiddle Husk Silver Tablespoons (Pair)
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Reference: S1772
Period: Victorian
Year: 1854
Silversmith: Elizabeth Eaton
Place: London
Price: $ 360.00
Weight: 211 grams
Dimensions: 22.2 cm
Condition: Very good. Slight wear to both bowl tips from use.
Description: A fabulous pair of scarce Kings Fiddle Husk tablespoons, of exceptional quality and weight, made by Elizabeth Eaton. These spoons both weigh over 105 grammes each, amongst the heaviest we have encountered. The spoons have the Husk heel, and have no initials or engraving. Kings Husk pattern is a scarce variant of the Kings pattern, the most obvious difference being the omission of the central honeysuckle and a husk shell rather than a concave shell (Pickford, Silver Flatware, pg 136). In addition there is no shell on the back. It was first produced during the Regency, Paul Storr also produced this pattern. The hallmarks are clear on both spoons, including makers mark EE in a bifoil punch, for Elizabeth Eaton. Eaton inherited the firm in 1845 on the death of her husband William, her son John joined the business in 1854, they sold the business to Henry Holland in 1864. (Culme, Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, pg 134). The firm had a good reputation, Elizabeth Eaton exhibited silver spoons and forks at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
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Kings Fiddle Husk Silver Tablespoons
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Kings Fiddle Husk
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Kings Fiddle Husk - Shell
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Elizabeth Eaton silver hallmarks
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Kings Fiddle Husk - back of spoons
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Kings Fiddle Husk - back
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Back of bowl - Kings fiddle husk pattern
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Scale
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