Amazing Pair of Victorian Silver ‘Runcible Spoons’ (1845)

This amazing, rare pair of early Victorian silver fiddle pattern runcible spoons (pickle or chutney spoon or spork), are English hallmarked for London 1845 and made by a top-quality silversmith ‘William Eaton’ (WE), who specialised in silver flatware. They both have a nicely engraved ‘Baker’ family crest (arm holding an arrow) on their handles. The spoons have a good solid weight and feel to them and are in mint condition. Silver runcible spoons are hard to find, but a perfect matching pair is rare. They measure 14,6cm in length and together weigh 57,5g.

Note: The runcible spoon appears in the poem by ‘Edward Lear’. ‘The Owl & The Pussy Cat’ (“They dined on mince and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon”)