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Reference: S11577
Period: Elizabeth II
Year: 1978
Silversmith: CJ Vander
Place: London
Price: $ 200.00
Weight: 31 grams
Dimensions: 12.7 cm
Condition: Excellent, perfectly preserved in original box. Box also in good condition.
Description: A sterling silver seal top spoon, a replica of The Leicester Spoon, the original of which dates from circa 1620, and is in the Leicester Museum. The spoon has the traditional fig shaped bowl, tapered stem and a baluster seal top, the quality is pleasing. The spoon is smaller than original seal tops, it would be suitable for use as a jam spoon. The spoon is well preserved in its original grey box, with gold lion passant on the lid. the interior silk and velvet lined box has retailers mark "George Tarrant Ltd. Leicester". The spoon has it's original explanatory card, which reads "The Leicester Spoon, Stuart Period, In hallmarked silver, from the original in The Museum, Leicester, Made by a Leicester Silversmith circa 1620, George Tarrant Ltd., Silversmiths Leicester England". The spoon is clearly hallmarked with makers mark C.J.V.Ld. for C. J Vander, with London hallmarks for 1978, note no hallmarks in the bowl. C.J. Vander was established in 1886 by Cornelius Joshua VanderPump, the firm became "the last of England's preeminent silver firms, creating exceptional silver masterpieces using the time-honored traditions of the silversmith's art. It was this firm's steadfast commitment to quality that made them the favorite of both royalty and nobility alike throughout Europe." - MS Rau, www.rauantiques.com. They amalgamated many leading silversmiths, including Eley, Fearn, Chawner, Eaton, Higgins, Elkington, Mappin & Webb, and Walker & Hall. Vander silver is always the finest quality, this seal top is no exception. The firm closed in 2007, a great pity. Note - We have a matching Leicester spoon, also by CJ Vander but hallmarked Sheffield 1984, without the box.
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