22nd Mar, 2024 10:00
Silver and Objects of Vertu
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A pair of Victorian silver Admiralty pattern silver teaspoons, die stamped at the top of the stem with a crowned fouled anchor, stamped with the arrow confirming the piece was issued for Naval use, George Adams, London 1842, length 14cm, weight 54g/1.73ozt approx (2)
Note: First made for issue to the Navy for the use of officers in the first half of the nineteenth century, the earliest known examples being teaspoons of 1838...services continue to be used in the Royal Navy messes (Pickford, 1983)
References: Pickford, I. (1983). Silver Flatware. ACC Distribution.
Sold for £70
A pair of Victorian silver Admiralty pattern silver teaspoons, die stamped at the top of the stem with a crowned fouled anchor, stamped with the arrow confirming the piece was issued for Naval use, George Adams, London 1842, length 14cm, weight 54g/1.73ozt approx (2)
Note: First made for issue to the Navy for the use of officers in the first half of the nineteenth century, the earliest known examples being teaspoons of 1838...services continue to be used in the Royal Navy messes (Pickford, 1983)
References: Pickford, I. (1983). Silver Flatware. ACC Distribution.
Auction: Silver and Objects of Vertu, 22nd Mar, 2024
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