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Samuel Neville

Antique Irish Silver George IV Sauce Ladle made in 1824

John Shiels

An Irish Silversmith working in Dublin

John Shiels

Antique Irish Silver George III Celtic Point Serving Spoon made in 1786

Christopher Cummins

Antique Irish Silver Victorian Kings Pattern Serving Spoon made in 1845

The Pittar family were of French Huguenot origin, and established themselves in Dublin as goldsmiths. They arrived in Ireland during a period of religious persecution of protestants in France.

In 1757 there  found the records of goldsmith John Pittar, being admitted by service as a Freemen of the city of Dublin, having completed an apprenticeship. In 1780 his son, John Pittar, goldsmith was admitted as a freeman by birth; and in 1807 John jr.’s son Parke Pittar, goldsmith with an address in Stephen’s Green, was likewise admitted a Freeman of the City by birth. There is a  Silver hallmark registered to and used by John Pittar during the reign of King George III.

John Pittar

Pair of Antique Irish Silver George III Serving Spoons made in 1784

An Irish Silversmith, address 10, Dame Court  Dublin .

Lawrence Keary

Antique Silver Irish George IV Fiddle Thread Pattern Basting Spoon made in 1822

Paul Storr is considered one of the most talented English silversmiths of the 19th century. His legacy of exceptionally well-crafted silver has found its way into museums and private collections worldwide, including at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace as well as in the V &amp; A and the Metropolitan Museum in New York amongst many other leading collections.

He was born in London in 1771. He began his career in 1792 when he went into a brief partnership with William Frisbee (which didn’t last), and he entered his own mark in 1793. By the start of the 19th century, he had become one of London’s most renowned silversmiths and was receiving commissions from Royalty and the English aristocracy. His reputation was garnered through his mastery of the grandiose neoclassical style developed during the Regency period.

In 1797, he received his first major commission – a gold font for the Duke of Portland. He went on to create the "Battle of the Nile Cup" presented to Lord Nelson in 1799.

He entered into a working relationship with Philip Rundell in 1807 and became a partner in 1811, managing the workshops for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell. He kept his own marks throughout this period and maintained his own workshop, but it was through his association with Rundell, Bridge and Rundell who had the Royal Warrant as Goldsmiths to George III that he was able to display his exceptional skill at transforming the ideas and designs of the Rundell’s designers.

By 1819, he felt he had lost a lot of his artistic freedom and he left Rundell to open his own shop and he soon began to enjoy the patronage he wanted. He soon needed a retail premises and he joined with John Mortimer to establish Storr and Mortimer on New Bond Street in 1822.

He retired in 1838 and died in 1844. He is buried in Tooting, London. He left an estate of £3,000.

Paul Storr

Set of Six Antique Silver George III  Paul Storr Fiddle pattern Dessert Spoons made in 1814/15

Robert Anderson worked Inverness Scotland from 1755-1792

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Robert Anderson

Inverness Silver Hanoverian Pattern Tablespoons Circa made in 1770

Son of Edward John Lambe, late citizen and goldsmith of London deceased, apprenticed to Ebenezer Coker, 5th February 1755 on payment of £8.5s of the charity of the Goldsmiths' Company.

Free 3rd November 1762. Appears as spoon maker, Fetter Lane, in the Parl Report List 1773, which implies a mark entered in the missing register. First recorded mark entered as spoon maker, 8th February 1774. Address: 97 Fetter Lane.

Second mark on move to 29 Fetter Lane, 25th August 1780. Third mark (two sizes) 15th February 1782.

Fourth (two sizes) 9th April 1782. Fifth (two sizes) 19th September 1782. Sixth (two sizes), as plateworker, 11th February 1783. Seventh 4th July 1785.

Eighth 21st May 1788. Ninth 30th August 1790. Tenth 12th February 1791. Eleventh (two sizes), 19th April 1791. Twelfth as plateworker, 17th October 1791.

Heal records him as spoon maker and watch maker, 29 Fetter Lane, from 1783 only till 1796. His brother George - who was apprenticed to James Tookey as spoonmaker - does not appear to have entered a mark and was very probably in company with John.

John Lambe

Antique Silver  George III Straining Spoon made in 1781

Whether you are having a large dinner party or an intimate supper, nothing enhances a meal more than using fine antique sterling silver cutlery.

Antique Serving Spoons

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