A VICTORIAN PROVINCIAL STERLING SILVER BASTING SPOON, NEWCASTLE 1843 BY REID AND SONS

A VICTORIAN PROVINCIAL STERLING SILVER BASTING SPOON, NEWCASTLE 1843 BY REID AND SONS

Fiddle pattern, engraved with an initial S in cursive script. Together with three tablespoon Newcastle 1849/51 by John Wright, Fiddle pattern virginal, a pair of George III Scottish sterling silver sugar tongs, Edinburgh 1818 by David McDonald, shell form bowl, later engraved with initial W in gothic script, a George IV butter knife, Birmingham 1828 by Unite & Hilliard, ivory handle, the blade with bright cut engraved decoration, and two napkin rings. (8)

Basting spoon length – 31.3 cm / 12.25 inches

Weight – 401 grams / 12.89 ozt