Stock No. 3100	Pair George III silver feather edge sauce ladles
Very elegant pair of George III sterling silver feather edge Old English sauce ladles with rounded bowls. London 1814 by William Eley and William Fearn. The front of the very well balanced stems have a band of feather edging engraved all around the edge. A family crest is engraved at the end of the front of each stem of a mailed right arm holding a cross. Above is a Scottish battle cry "PER MARE PER TERRAS". The reverse of the stems are plain. The hallmarks are very clearly stamped at the end of the reverse of each stem and consist of the Georgian head duty mark, the date letter, the lion passant and the makers' mark. Maker :- William Eley & William Fearn

Condition :-Excellent condition with very crisp hallmarks and engraving and a very pleasing patina
Hallmarked :- London 1814
Size :- 6.8 inches (17.3 cm) long
Weight :- 3.45 ozt (107 g)
These sauce ladles are in such very good condition and are rendered particularly elegant by their rounded bowls and feather edged stems that they would grace any dining table and would make an excellent gift. They would blend in quietly with whatever other tableware was in use. The partnership of Eley & Fearn was very prolific in the making of high quality flatware. They were part of the long dynasty of excellent silversmiths specialising in flatware which started with George Smith in the last quarter of the 18th century and ended with George Adams in the mid Victorian era.

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