Victorian silver plate hallmarked spoons. An absolutely stunning pair of scalloped ended sugar or serving spoons in their original silk lined fitted box.  Hallmarked s s p Ltd (Sheffield silver plate Ltd ) Our research leads us to believe they date to 1844 or 1845.
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Highly hand decorated and hand beaten. Probably quite rare. They are in amazing condition.
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Size: 22 cm long box is 26 cm wide 12 cm width
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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors—constituted the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.
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In 1743, Sheffield cutler Thomas Boulsover (1705-1788) invented a method of plating ingots of copper with thin pieces of silver known today as Sheffield Plate. He began manufacturing small items such as buttons and snuff, patch and coin boxes in large quantities, yet never made full use of his find