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Antique Silver Fiddle Pattern Cutlery/ Flatware Set made in 1903-25
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A fine quality antique silver cutlery/flatware fiddle pattern service for 12 people.
| Date | 1903 - 1925 |
| Made By | Francis Higgins, George Adams |
| Location | London |
| Stock Number | FA236x30FA250X8 |
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Antique Silver Fiddle Pattern Cutlery/ Flatware Set made in 1903-25
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A fine quality antique silver cutlery/flatware fiddle pattern service for 12 people.
This service is hand forged .
Spoons and forks are all made by Francis Higgins of London for the London retailers The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company of 112 Regent St.
The teaspoons are earlier in date and were made in 1866-73, all by George Adams of London.
The service comprises:
12 table spoons
12 table forks
12 dessert spoons
12 dessert forks
12 teaspoons
Bone Knives not shown
12 table knives
12 dessert knives
Total 84 pieces.
Silver knives also available on request.
Francis Higgins, London silver makers. Francis Higgins was born in 1818 and died in 1908.
Francis Higgins & Son rose to great prominence in the silver trade for the quality and ingenuity of their work as specialist spoon and fork makers. Reference: Victoria & Albert Museum.
In 1840, George Adams joined the business that was founded in 1815 by William Chawner II (who was apprenticed to William Fearn in 1797). Free in 1804, he entered his first mark as spoon maker in 1808 in partnership with William Eley and William Fearn. The partnership was dissolved c. 1814 and William Chawner II entered his first mark alone in 1815.
After his death (1834) the business was continued by his widow Mary (née Burwash). Later, Mary Chawner took into partnership (1840) her son-in-law George William Adams (husband of her daughter Mary Ann), who, after her retirement (or death) managed the business as Chawner & Co and remained sole partner until 1883. In this year, Chawner & Co was sold to Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater (1883 – 1922, when the firm was absorbed by Francis Higgins & Son Ltd).
Chawner was the most important manufacturer of spoons and forks in London and participated in the 1851 Great Exhibition and the 1862 International Exhibition.Their pattern book (c. 1875) is the reference for naming many of the patterns manufactured in the Victorian era. Chawner & Co were suppliers of important retail houses as Hunt & Roskell, R.& S. Garrard & Co, Elkington & Co (in most cases they overstruck the pieces with their own mark).
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For Europe £30.00
For the rest of World £50.00
The charges are subject to change
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