Lot 46: A Collection of Sterling Silver Flatware Including Fiddle Pattern Spoons circ 100.1g

A collection of sterling silver flatware comprising four spoons and a fork. The group includes a small caddy or berry spoon featuring a scalloped bowl edge and an openwork handle. This spoon is stamped with an Edinburgh thistle, a three-towered castle, a stylized Gothic letter R, and a maker’s mark within a circle reading FH.

Three teaspoons are presented in the Fiddle pattern, each engraved with a script monogram BB on the handle terminal. One spoon is stamped with the name GORDON, alongside Sheffield assay marks including a crown, lion passant, and a Gothic letter k. It also bears an oval maker’s mark reading JR. The remaining two Fiddle pattern spoons bear Sheffield crown and lion passant marks with the date letter p, and a maker’s mark within a pennant-shaped cartouche reading W&H.

The collection is completed by a three-pronged fork with a ribbed terminal to the handle. The fork is stamped with Sheffield assay marks consisting of a crown, lion passant, and a Roman capital letter X. It also bears a shield-shaped maker’s mark with the letters C&S over C&S.