Stock No. 2518	Victorian silver butter spade
	Attractive Victorian sterling silver butter spade of very good gauge. The blade is a very gentle triangular shape and the handle has a spiralling pattern along its length and is fashioned in a very distinctive Victorian shape. A contemporary family crest is engraved in the cartouche at the end of the front finial, while the corresponding cartouche on the reverse is blank. The full set of hallmarks is stamped on the back of the blade and they are all very legible. The only slight sign of wear is at the top of the blade where it joins the handle and where the design is slightly rubbed through much cleaning.
	Maker :- Francis Higgins

Condition :-Very good indeed with clear hallmarks
Hallmarked :- London 1861
Size :- 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) long
Weight :- 1.77 ozt (54.9 g)
This butter spade would make a very attractive gift. Its uses to-day are extremely versatile and it could be used for serving pate, soft cheese and many other items. Francis Higgins was a very prolific maker of flatware in the mid- nineteenth century. He was a very innovative silversmith who often designed his own patterns.

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