This is a good quality early Victorian Sterling Silver Salt Spoon in the traditional Fiddle pattern. There are no initials or personalisation of any kind.

The spoon was made in Exeter by silversmith John Stone and dates to 1841. John Stone was one of Exeter's foremost silversmiths. He was a specialist spoon maker working from premises initially in New Bridge Street and later the High Street between the early 1820s and his death in 1868. He was succeeded in the business by his son Thomas Hart Stone who registered his own mark in 1863 and after his death in 1873 was in turn followed by his widow Frances Stone. 

Condition is good, with just a small, very slight bruise in the bowl, no significant salt corrosion and just the superficial surface wear that has to be expected after 185 years of use. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The salt spoon is 10.2cm / 4ins long and weighs in at 11.4g / 0.4oz / 0.37toz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks, on the underside of the stem, are well struck and clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the three towered wall assay mark for Exeter, the date letter E for 1841, the Queen Victoria duty mark and the J.S makers' mark for John Stone.