Apostle Spoons 6 Antique Victorian Silver, Sifter Spoon and Tongs. The six spoons have a shell shape bowl, with a fluted edge (which is on both sides) and they have a light gilding to the inside of the bowls. They have a barley twist pattern to the handles and then culminating in an apostle top which shows the front and back of the apostle. This set of spoons also comes with a dainty pair of sugar tongs which have the front of the apostle forming part of the handle and having the same shape bowls and twisted handle. Also matching the other items is a sifter spoon which the shaped sifter holes forming what I can best describe as a flower shape. This lovely set comes complete in its origional fitted deep blue lined box. 5 of the Spoons BIRMINGHAM, 1 spoon, the tongs and sifter spoon CHESTER. All dated for 1895/96. The 5 spoons W.D (William Davenport), the 1 spoon, tongs and sifter spoon JD over WD (James Deakin & Sons - John & William F Deakin).

The spoons 4 inches long, the bowls just under 1.5 inches long and 0.75 inch wide at their widest. The tongs just over 3.5 inches long and the sifter spoon 2.75 incheds long, the bowl just under 1.5 inches in diametger. The total weight os silver is 65g. All the items are in very good condition. The box is in very good condition inside, but there is some wear to the outside covering, but the clasp is in good working order and shuts tightly. This really is a very pretty cased set of 6 spoons, tongs and sifter spoon, and if you did want to keep them for yourself, would make a lovely Engagement, Wedding or Silver Wedding present for a special couple

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Condiment Set Silver Cruet In Antique Victorian Silver Boxed 7 Piece & 5 Spoon (11 items) Cruet Set offered for sale by Silver2treasure from thier ebay store just click the picture link at the bottom of this post to visit. You can also purchase this through the Silver2treasure antique silver showcase where it is on offer with multiple pictures to view at a huge saving of 10% just click the link Condiment Set Silver Cruet

It consists of 4 circular salts, 1 lidded circular mustard pot, 2 cylindrical peppers, 4 salt spoons and 1 mustard spoon. The circular salts are very decorative with an embossed swirl pattern to the base of the bodies and then towards the top a raised gadrooned pattern and have overhanging fluted wavy rims. They originally had gilt linings to the interiors, but this has now faded leaving just a slight golden glow. The hinged mustard has the same decoration as the salts, with the lid also having an embossed swirl pattern to the slightly domed centre and a tall finial. It has a plain handle and comes with its blue glass liner. The cylindrical peppers again have the same pattern to the other pieces with twist off lids which have the swirl pattern to them and tall finials. They have raised circular bases. It is made from a good guage of silver and has clear hallmarks. All the spoons have gilt bowls with the Old English pattern to the back of the handles. This beautiful set comes complete in its original shaped box which has a lovely deep blue velour material to the inside where the cruet sits. All the pieces have the same hallmarks except for the mustard, but is in exactly the same pattern as the rest of the pieces. hallmarked  CHESTER the mustard BIRMINGHAM All 1901/02, the mustard 1894/95. All pieces including the mustard VB & S (Vale Brothers & Sermon).

The Salts just over 1 inch tall and the top diameter just under 2 inches. The Peppers just over 3.5 inches tall to the top of the finial, 1 inch in diameter. The Mustard 2.5 inches tall to the top of the finial, the top diameter 2 inches and it is 2.75 inches wide including the handle. The salt spoons 2.5 inches long in total and the mustard spoon just over 2.75 inches long in total. The total weight of silver (excluding the mustard pot’s blue glass liner) is 227g

Condition: Each item is in very good condition (apart from the fading of the gilt interiors to the salts). The box is in lovely condition inside, except that the little elastic spoon holders are a little bit loose and are stretched. The outside just has very slight wear to the outer covering to the base rim, but this is extremely minor

This really is a super antique solid silver Victorian 7 piece and 5 spoon boxed cruet set that would look impressive on any table. Keep it in the family and pass down through future generations where it will appreciate in value. If you could bear to part with it, then it would make a beautiful Silver Wedding present for that special couple. It is also a little bit more special having the less common Chester hallmark

Stock No. 4804

Antique Silver 7 Piece & 5 Spoon Cruet Boxed Chester    £660.00