NELSON: Rare pair of George III fiddle pattern sterling silver dessert spoons
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YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: Unknown
ORIGIN: London, England
MAKER: William Eley & William Fearn, London, active c1797-1824
WEIGHT: 2.82 troy ounces (3.09 ounces or 87.60 grams)
STOCK CODE: MN4
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Item Description
A pair of fiddle pattern silver dessert spoons by William Eley & William Fearn, London 1796/7, each engraved obverse with a family crest.
175mm / 6 7/8 inches
SAN JOSEF crest for Admiral Lord Nelson (1759-1805). Arms granted 28 Oct 1797 prior to his ennoblement in November 1798 as Baron Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe, when he was granted an augmentation to his arms.
Six matching dessert spoons engraved with the San Josef crest only by George Smith, London 1797/8 are in the collection of the The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich London (PLT0375)
History
Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805)
His step-son Josiah Nisbet (1780-1830)
By descent
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Heraldic Silver Ltd
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