Large silver serving spoon, with fiddle pattern stem, by William Fearn and William Eley

An image of Spoon. Eley, William, silversmith, England, London. Fearn, William, silversmith, England, London. Large silver serving or basting spoon, with fiddle pattern stem. Deep oval bowl. Engraved with an initial, probably an 'S', at the top of the stem. Marked on the back at the top. Marks: (1) Maker's mark WE over WF for William Eley I and William Fearn (2) Lion passant (3) leopard's head (4) date letter B (5) King's head duty mark. Silver, forged and engraved, length, overall, 30.4 cm, weight, whole, 135 g, 1817-1818.

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Spoon. Eley, William, silversmith, England, London. Fearn, William, silversmith, England, London. Large silver serving or basting spoon, with fiddle pattern stem. Deep oval bowl. Engraved with an initial, probably an 'S', at the top of the stem. Marked on the back at the top. Marks: (1) Maker's mark WE over WF for William Eley I and William Fearn (2) Lion passant (3) leopard's head (4) date letter B (5) King's head duty mark. Silver, forged and engraved, length, overall, 30.4 cm, weight, whole, 135 g, 1817-1818.

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Accession Number: M.3-1996
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Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 560 pixels
Image width: 904 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2008:05:08 13:21:58

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19th Century basting spoon cutlery English engraved engraving Fitz_AA forged Georgian serving spoon Silver silverware spoon William Eley William Fearn

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