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Antique Silver Sifter Spoon Exeter 1869 by Thomas Hart Stone
Woodbridge Antiques
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Antique Silver Sifter Spoon Exeter 1869 by Thomas Hart Stone

19th century
Description

A fine example of Exeter silver in the form of a pretty sifter spoon ladle. Lovely pierced design to the spoon bowl with lightly engraved monogram 'AC' to the top of the handle. Very clear and crisp hallmarks are visible on the back for the Exeter Assay Office with a date mark for 1869, Lion Passant indicating the finest sterling silver and the maker's mark for the silversmith: Thomas Hart Stone.

 

Condition: In great condition. (Any black marks noted in the photos are reflections.)

Hallmarks: Exeter 1869 by Thomas Hart Stone.

 

Measurements: Length: 15.5 cm Width at bowl: 5.5 cm Weight: 39.6 grams

Weights and measurements are approximate.

Declaration

Woodbridge Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Sifter Spoon to the 1870s.

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SA1086163
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36120
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Description
A fine example of Exeter silver in the form of a pretty sifter spoon ladle.
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Lovely pierced design to the spoon bowl with lightly engraved monogram 'AC' to the top of the handle.
Woodbridge Antiques

Very clear and crisp hallmarks are visible on the back for the Exeter Assay Office with a date mark for 1869, Lion Passant indicating the finest sterling silver and the maker's mark for the silversmith: Thomas Hart Stone.

fig 1. A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs.
fig 1. Antique Silver Sifter Spoon Exeter 1869 by Thomas Hart Stone

 

Condition: In great condition. (Any black marks noted in the photos are reflections.)

Hallmarks: Exeter 1869 by Thomas Hart Stone.

 

Measurements: Length: 15.5 cm Width at bowl: 5.5 cm Weight: 39.6 grams

Weights and measurements are approximate.

Date of Manufacture

Woodbridge Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Sifter Spoon to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1086163
Dealers Internal Ref
36120
Woodbridge Antiques
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Archive I A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs.

Antique silver sifter spoon Exeter 1869 by Thomas Hart Stone

Archive II A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs. View II
Archive III A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs. View III
Archive IV A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs. View IV
Archive V A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs. View V
Archive VI A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs. View VII
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A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs.
Antique silver sifter spoon Exeter 1869 by Thomas Hart Stone
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A Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon featuring a fiddle-patterned handle with engraved initials and a round pierced bowl with floral lattice cut-outs.
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FAQs

Silver sifter spoons, also known as sugar ladles or berry sifters, were designed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to sprinkle powdered sugar or spices over fresh fruit and desserts.

Victorian sifter spoons were primarily fashioned from sterling silver, featuring intricately pierced, hand-cut, or cast bowls designed to allow fine sugar to pass through while retaining larger particles.

Authentic British sterling silver bears hallmark stamps indicating the purity mark, date letter, makers mark, and assay office symbol, such as the distinct castle mark of Exeter.

Antique silver flatware can be displayed in glass jars, arranged on decorative trays atop sideboards, or integrated into modern dining settings to add texture and historical character.

Sterling silver should be cleaned using a soft cloth and specialised non-abrasive silver polish, avoiding harsh chemical dips that strip natural patina from intricate pierced detailing.
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