A Collection of Irish and Irish Provincial Silver Flatware, Comprising;...
Lot Description:
A Collection of Irish and Irish Provincial Silver Flatware, Comprising; a set of seven Old English pattern teaspoons and two matching sauce-ladles, each engraved with an initial, maker's mark IL incuse and stamped 'Sterling', four similar teaspoons, by Samuel Neville, Dublin, 1806 and two Fiddle pattern spoons, engraved with a crest, 18oz 559gr (15)
Condition Report:
. The Irish Provincial pieces are each stamped with maker's mark and 'Sterling' only. The other pieces are marked with the appropriate Dublin marks. The marks have some minor wear but are generally still legible. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is noticeable as a softening to the engraving. There are some bruises and pitting to the bowls of the sauce ladles. There is some wear to the edge of the bowl on one of the Fiddle pattern spoons.
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Lot Description:
A Collection of Irish and Irish Provincial Silver Flatware, Comprising; a set of seven Old English pattern teaspoons and two matching sauce-ladles, each engraved with an initial, maker's mark IL incuse and stamped 'Sterling', four similar teaspoons, by Samuel Neville, Dublin, 1806 and two Fiddle pattern spoons, engraved with a crest, 18oz 559gr (15)
Condition Report:
. The Irish Provincial pieces are each stamped with maker's mark and 'Sterling' only. The other pieces are marked with the appropriate Dublin marks. The marks have some minor wear but are generally still legible. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is noticeable as a softening to the engraving. There are some bruises and pitting to the bowls of the sauce ladles. There is some wear to the edge of the bowl on one of the Fiddle pattern spoons.