Single Antique Silver Spoon, Hallmarked London, 1818. December

Single Antique Silver Spoon, Hallmarked London, 1818. DecemberI love antique silver! Just holding this spoon and trying to imagine who else has held it, when and where. This antique silver spoon was hallmarked in London in 1818, that's over 200 years ago, by John & Henry Lias. This was during the reign of George III, the year Emily Bronte was born and Jane Austen's novels Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published. The spoon is in very good condition, was probably used as a sugar or jam spoon, and would be

In solid bronze

with its lovely colour palette

Perfect to wear for an all day party and into the evening too

Such a funky brooch

7 cm diameter with a post and butterfly fitting

legs and head are crafted from sterling silver

This brooch is a fair trade product beautifully made for a London designer in her South Korea workshop

elegant sterling silver earrings with little attractive details on the long stems and around the settings

Just imagine the dinner tables it has been on in all it's years

he has a keen eye for the form and character of the animal he is modelling

and is believed to attract good luck and dissolve negative energy

unusual necklace