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Georgian Silver Marrow Scoop
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Georgian Silver Marrow Scoop

18th century
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A good example of a georgian silver marrow scoop.

Marked for London 1763 makers mark William Tant. Very good clear marks.

Super family crest of a young lady holding a sickle and a wheat sheaf. So far have not been able to trace the family. I found the Hungerford/Hasting knot which features a sickle and a wheat sheaf, but no figure.?

L 22.5 cm

Weight 61.3 g. 2.16 ozs

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Georgian Silver Marrow Scoop to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 08060977
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem is 263 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Date letter h on the stem: fixes the date to 1763.
Crowned leopard's head punch: London assay office before 1822.
Hand-engraved crest on the scoop: eighteenth-century armorial work.
Fine surface scratches across the bowl: many years of table use.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Description
A good example of a georgian silver marrow scoop.

Marked for London 1763 makers mark William Tant. Very good clear marks.

Super family crest of a young lady holding a sickle and a wheat sheaf. So far have not been able to trace the family. I found the Hungerford/Hasting knot which features a sickle and a wheat sheaf, but no figure.?

L 22.5 cm

Weight 61.3 g. 2.16 ozs

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Georgian Silver Marrow Scoop to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 08060977
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem is 263 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Date letter h on the stem: fixes the date to 1763.
Crowned leopard's head punch: London assay office before 1822.
Hand-engraved crest on the scoop: eighteenth-century armorial work.
Fine surface scratches across the bowl: many years of table use.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2020
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A hallmarked Georgian sterling silver marrow scoop featuring a double-ended channelled design and an engraved crest on the broader scoop.
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Archive I A hallmarked Georgian sterling silver marrow scoop featuring a double-ended channelled design and an engraved crest on the broader scoop.

Georgian Silver Marrow Scoop

Archive II A hallmarked Georgian sterling silver marrow scoop featuring a double-ended channelled design and an engraved crest on the broader scoop. View II
Archive III A hallmarked Georgian sterling silver marrow scoop featuring a double-ended channelled design and an engraved crest on the broader scoop. View III
Archive IV A hallmarked Georgian sterling silver marrow scoop featuring a double-ended channelled design and an engraved crest on the broader scoop. View IV
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A hallmarked Georgian sterling silver marrow scoop featuring a double-ended channelled design and an engraved crest on the broader scoop.
Georgian silver marrow scoop
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A hallmarked Georgian sterling silver marrow scoop featuring a double-ended channelled design and an engraved crest on the broader scoop.
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  • ObjectCutlery
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsDouble-ended channel, Hallmarked stem, Engraved crest

This Georgian silver marrow scoop is an 18th-century piece of cutlery made from sterling silver with a bright silver finish. The object possesses a double-ended channelled design with a hallmarked stem and an engraved crest depicting a young lady holding a sickle and a wheat sheaf on the broader scoop, alongside clear hallmarks including the maker mark for William Tant and London assay office marks for 1763, with some minor surface reflections visible along the polished metal. It measures 22.5 cm in length and weighs 61.3 g. Such an item suits display on a sideboard top in a traditional dining room or living space within an English country house setting.

FAQs

Introduced in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, marrow scoops were specialised dining utensils designed to extract nutrient-rich bone marrow from cooked bones at table.

Marrow scoops were typically wrought from sterling silver using hand-forging techniques, featuring dual-ended elongated channelled scoops of differing widths to fit various bone sizes.

Authentic pieces generally feature official British hallmarks stamped along the stem or bowl, including the lion passant for sterling quality, a makers mark, date letter, and assay town mark.

While originally functional dining utensils, these items are often displayed as decorative curios in glazed cabinets, framed within shadow boxes, or integrated into table arrangements.

Gently clean with a soft cloth and specialized silver polish, avoiding harsh abrasive chemical cleaners that could strip natural tarnish patina or damage hand-engraved details.
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