Lot 492 , A part suite of late William IV/early Victorian silver double struck, fiddle, thread and shell pattern flatware, 123.5 oz.

A part suite of late William IV/early Victorian silver double struck, fiddle, thread and shell pattern flatware, with engraved armorial and initial, comprising forty six items, William Eaton, London, 1836/7/8, together with a matching pair of asparagus tongs, Mary Chawner, London, 1838, 123.5 oz.
Estimate £1,000-1,500

1 x soup ladle- Some light scratching to the bowl, otherwise in good order. Hallmarks clear.
Pair of basting spoons- A little wear to the spoon tips. One of the armorials is quite tired. Some light scratching to the bowls. Hallmarks clear although some rubbing to each maker's mark.
9 x table forks- Tines are quite worn. Armorials are a little tired on each. Hallmarks clear although all the maker's marks are rubbing as is the engraved initial.
5 x table/serving spoons- Tips a little worn on two of the spoons. The armorials are a little tired as is the engraved initial. Some light scratching to the bowls. Hallmarks clear, although some light rubbing to the maker's mark.
6 x dessert spoons- Three of the spoon tips are a little worn. Some light scratching to the bowls. The armorials are a little tired. Initial a little tired also. Some slight wear to the shell decoration on the back of the bowls. Hallmarks clear.
7 x dessert forks- All tines showing signs of wear, more obvious on four of the forks. One tine is quite bent. The armorials are tired. Some slight wear to the shell decoration on the backs on four of the forks. Hallmarks clear although all maker's marks are quite rubbed.
Pair of sauce ladles- Some light scratching to the bowls. Some wear to both armorials. Hallmarks clear although maker's marks are a little rubbed.
14 x teaspoons- Most of the spoon tips are showing signs of slight wear. The armorials are a little tired. One of the bowls has a small ding to the edge and one other spoon has a large dent to the centre of the bowl. There is some visible minor wear to the shell decoration on the backs of the bowls. Some wear to the engraved initial also. Hallmarks clear although four of the maker's marks are beginning to rub.
Asparagus tongs- One screw is now missing, so the fixing arm keeps catching one side of the tongs. Hallmarks clear, although there is some slight rubbing to the maker's mark.


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Sold for £1,400