Lot 233: A Five-Piece Group of Early 19th Century London Hallmarked Sterling Silver and German Silver Flatware

This lot comprises five pieces of flatware, including four hallmarked sterling silver items and one marked 835 silver item. The group includes a Fiddle pattern table fork by Samuel Hayne, London, 1833; a Fiddle pattern dessert fork by William Eaton, London, 1829; a Hanoverian pattern dessert spoon by William Eaton, London, 1827; and a Fiddle pattern teaspoon by Samuel Hayne, London, 1832. The sterling silver pieces feature legible hallmarks including the maker’s marks SH and WE, the lion passant, leopard’s head, monarch’s duty mark, and corresponding date letters S, O, M, and R. The final piece is a King’s pattern dessert spoon bearing a crown mark, 835 fineness mark, and OKA. The sterling silver components demonstrate traditional English construction with struck terminal marks.

Weight: 144g
Valuation basis: current market spot price for mixed silver grades and recent auction results for 19th-century London flatware by established makers Hayne and Eaton.