Stock No. 7032	Victorian silver Victoria pattern sugar spoon
Maker :- Elizabeth Eaton	Very attractive Victorian sterling silver sugar spoon in Victoria pattern. London 1846 by Edward Edwards II. The bowl is a rectangular shovel shape with rounded edges. The base of the stem has an almost classical decoration, forming shoulders. From there, both sides of the stem are reeded. Two thirds up the stem, the reeding loops on both sides and the stem widens but is then shaped and decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves on both sides. The tip of the stem has a decoratively scrolled shell. On the front, the intertwined initials RBS are lightly engraved between the acanthus leaves and the shell. The reverse of the stem has the same decoration as the front with the addition of a scrolled acanthus leaf design where the stem meets the bowl. The full set of hallmarks is clearly stamped on the reverse of the stem.

Condition :-Very good condition with clear hallmarks and good definition to the design
Hallmarked :- London 1846
Size :- 5.8 inches (14.7 g) long
Weight :- 1.24 ozt (38.6 g)
Elizabeth Eaton was the widow of William Eaton. She inherited a prolific business of spoon and fork manufacturing after her husband's death in circa 1845 and continued with the same momentum. She was joined by her son, John Eaton and changed the name of the firm to Elizabeth Eaton & Son in circa 1854. Although this type of spoon is generally called a sugar spoon, it is often also called a preserve spoon. This reflects the spoon' versatility, since it can equally well be used to serve sugar, jam and preserves, cranberry and other jellies, as well as mayonnaise and other sauces which are not too thin. It is one of the most useful spoons on the dining-room table.

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