A sterling silver teaspoon, fork, bottle stopper, scent bottle…
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A sterling silver teaspoon, fork, bottle stopper, scent bottle and napkin ring, the teaspoon and fork with a gum nut finial, marked 'Taylor Stg Sil'. The bottle stopper with sterling silver top in the form of a kangaroo on a boomerang, inscribed 'H R Nicholl, Melbourne 25 Oct 1937', stamped 'Stg Sil'. The scent bottle hallmarked Birmingham 1899, maker G E Walton & Co. (5). Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005

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  • Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
  • Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.

    Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins.

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