Cased Edwardian 1906 English Antique Sterling Apostle Spoons & Tongs .

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Cased Edwardian 1906 English Antique Sterling Apostle Spoons & Tongs . :
$194.48

FinestEnglish Silver & Collectable Antiquities

Circ. 1200s – 18th19th 20th Century

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Item: Cased Edwardian 1906 English Antique Sterling ApostleSpoons & Tongs Joseph Rogers . A verynice example of a Cased Set of six English Edwardian Sterling Silver ApostleSpoons and tongs made by JosephRogers of Sheffield. The spoons and tongs have a full set ofEnglish sterling Silver hallmarks and has a highly polished silver finish inits entirety and has the benefit of being un-monogrammed and free frompersonalisation. To the top wesee St Peter standing upon a plinth.Column Neck leading down to an elongated teardrop bowl. The apostle set aremade of a nice quality silver finishing. The case is of a brown leatheretteouter finishing with gold border, blue silk padding to roof and Royal Bluevelvet base to bottom inside, For the most part, these spoons were madeindividually for wealthy grandparents ofthe time, who would buy one spoon representing a babies \"apostle\" andwould be their Christening present. These spoons would be used only by thatperson and it would be kept for life. The phrase \"to be born with a silver spoon\" stems from thistradition. I have seen that peopleare now engraving names onto the back of the spoon for newborn, Christeningsand Communion Presents, thisexample has NO engravings or monograms. Would make a superb gift. For the collector or investor of fine EnglishSilverware. Hallmarked for Sheffield.

Saint Peter. Brother of Saint Andrew and born withthe name of Simon. Jesus named him \'Peter\' and told him \"To you I willgive the keys to the kingdom of Heaven\". He was either martyred andcrucified upside down or, says another legend, he was beheaded in a forest sothat other Christians could not find and venerate his bones. His feast day isthe 29th of June. He is the Patron Saint of fishermen, clockmakers and locksmiths.The spoon shows him holding a key.

Period: Edwardian

Maker: Joseph Rogers

Hallmarks: MakersMark JR Date Letter o 1906 for spoon, Lion.925 Sterling Silver Finest, crown Sheffield.

Size of each spoon: 115mm

Weight of silver only: 90gms

Condition: lightsurface marks consistent with age and genuine use to the silver, some cuffmarks to the outside of the box a super collectors piece.

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