073. Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Cake Fish Slice Trowel 1765 18th Century

This exceptional antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Fish Slice / Pudding Trowel*, in sterling standard, has a spade shaped blade.

The shaped blade is embellished with impressive, finely pierced and engraved scrolling branch ornamentation segmented with simplified leaf festoon style borders.

The cast and applied handle is embellished with impressive heart shaped bolster, encompassed with gadroon ornamentation, ending on a turned Ebony handle.

Such original antique examples, in this fine condition, are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.

* Serving trowels first appeared in the 1740s and their production quantities did not increase for a further two decades.

English import Hallmark for London 1765

Condition: Perfect with no imperfections. Hallmarks are crisp and clear.

Width: (at widest) 5.25” (13.5cm). Length: (of entire) 14″ (35.5cm). Height: 14″ (35.5cm). 

Weight: (entire item an impressive) 8.5 ozs. (240 grams).  

Eur.975.00.

Location: Dublin City, Ireland.

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