Serpentine Antiques has dated this piece to the 1750s.
Thomas Chawner was born in 1734 in Derbyshire.
Thomas was made a liveryman in 1771. He died between 1802-1811, the exact date unknown. Among his apprentices were William Fearn, Thomas Northcote, Edward Barnard, Henry Nutting and William Sumner, all who became well known in their own rights later.
The scoop is double ended, with a wider scoop at one end originally used for extracting marrow from large bones, and a narrower one at the other, for smaller bones.
It is still a useful piece for scooping marrow out, such as for Osso Bucco, and also of great interest to the collector of small silver.
An elegant present now also used today to scoop condiments out of tall jars, as a novelty drink mixer/swizzle stick, or for serving thick sauces.
Size-8.5 inches long.
Weight-45 grams.
The scoop has very good hallmarks, and is in very good condition, at the great age of over 250 years old!
A fine, collectable, and still practical piece of 18th century silver.
Serpentine Antiques has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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London 1772 Solid Silver 18th Century George III Period Marrow Scoop by Famous Maker Thomas Chawner.
