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Rare Birmingham Georgian Sterling Silver Stilton Cheese Scoop 1803 11+Inch
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Rare Birmingham Georgian Sterling Silver Stilton Cheese Scoop 1803 11+Inch

18th century
Sold 16 November 2024 · The Silver Squirrel
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A superb rare English antique solid sterling silver and wooden handled soft cheese or Stilton scoop. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1803 with the makers mark being that of Samuel Pemberton. It has been superbly designed and is in super condition having no dings splits distortions or repairs. It measures approx. 11.5 inches (29cm) long by 1.25 inches (3cm) wide and weighs 54 grams. A rare piece.

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The Silver Squirrel has dated this Georgian Sterling Silver Cheese Scoop to the Georgian era.

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A superb rare English antique solid sterling silver and wooden handled soft cheese or Stilton scoop. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1803 with the makers mark being that of Samuel Pemberton.
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It has been superbly designed and is in super condition having no dings splits distortions or repairs.
The Silver Squirrel

It measures approx. 11.5 inches (29cm) long by 1.25 inches (3cm) wide and weighs 54 grams. A rare piece.

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The Silver Squirrel has dated this Georgian Sterling Silver Cheese Scoop to the Georgian era.

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SA1029461
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An antique Georgian sterling silver cheese scoop featuring a turned dark wooden handle and a curved trough bowl. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique Georgian sterling silver cheese scoop featuring a turned dark wooden handle and a curved trough bowl. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Rare Birmingham Georgian Sterling Silver Stilton Cheese Scoop 1803 11+Inch

Archive II An antique Georgian sterling silver cheese scoop featuring a turned dark wooden handle and a curved trough bowl. View II
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An antique Georgian sterling silver cheese scoop featuring a turned dark wooden handle and a curved trough bowl.
RARE BIRMINGHAM GEORGIAN STERLING SILVER STILTON CHEESE SCOOP 1803 11+inch
Ref: SA1029461
An antique Georgian sterling silver cheese scoop featuring a turned dark wooden handle and a curved trough bowl.
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  • ObjectServing Utensils
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Turned Wood
  • ColourSilver and Black
  • MotifsTurned handle, Cylindrical trough bowl, Stepped collar ferrule

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Cheese scoops became popular in late 18th and early 19th-century Britain to serve hard cheeses like Stilton, which were traditionally kept in large, cylindrical wheels and required a specialized tool to extract portions from the centre.

These utensils typically feature a sterling silver scoop bowl and shank, often paired with a turned wooden, bone, ivory, or mother-of-pearl handle for a comfortable grip.

Authentic pieces bear British hallmarks, which generally include a makers mark, a standard mark such as the lion passant for sterling silver, a duty mark indicating tax payment during specific years, and a date letter signifying the year of assay.

Such historic tableware items can be displayed on a sideboard top inside a glazed cabinet or mounted within a shadow box to add a touch of heritage craftsmanship to a dining room.

Antique silver should be hand-washed using mild detergent and warm water, dried immediately with a soft cloth, and polished sparingly with a non-abrasive silver cream to preserve the underlying metal and hallmarks.
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