1975 Jocelyn Burton Sterling Silver Gilt Set of Six Spoons with Dentallium Aprinum
$1,200.00
The 1975 sterling silver gilt spoon set offered here were made early in her career, in fact, just a year after her induction as a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in 1974. These, alongside many other pieces, were purchased by early patron and sales agent, Philip Refson beginning in the late 1970's. Refson owned a jewelry shop in London (Charles de Temple) and sold Burton's work, but also commissioned many of her pieces for his own home. The spoons range in length because their stems are made from nartural green Tusk Shells (Dentallium Aprinum). They are marked on the bottoms of the bowls as well as the terminal. I would consider these spoons to be exceptionally fragile. They could be exhibited or used with extreme care. One drop and those shells could shatter. Simply spectacular works of art. The quality and the artistic expression is high. Not many silversmiths would have dared to make this rarified form.
Jocelyn Burton (1946-2020) was a highly respected and groundbreaking female English silver and goldsmith. Burton's work has been commissioned for important spaces throughout the world, notably 10 Downing Street. She won many accolades and was the first artisan to record the platinum stamp in the English assay system in 1973 as well as many other accolades. Perhaps most of all, hearkening back to Hester Bateman and a handful of others, she too paved the way for a new generation of female English silversmiths who today stand upon her shoulders, in spite of being discriminated against for her sex. Clearly, she had moxie and grit, and according to one firsthand account, she had an unforgettable personality.
Condition is good with extremely minor surface scratches, and patina. One spoon is not as darkly gilded as the others (subtle).
Price is firm. Bowls sold separately.
Length: Variable
Weight: 245 grams on the set
The 1975 sterling silver gilt spoon set offered here were made early in her career, in fact, just a year after her induction as a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in 1974. These, alongside many other pieces, were purchased by early patron and sales agent, Philip Refson beginning in the late 1970's. Refson owned a jewelry shop in London (Charles de Temple) and sold Burton's work, but also commissioned many of her pieces for his own home. The spoons range in length because their stems are made from nartural green Tusk Shells (Dentallium Aprinum). They are marked on the bottoms of the bowls as well as the terminal. I would consider these spoons to be exceptionally fragile. They could be exhibited or used with extreme care. One drop and those shells could shatter. Simply spectacular works of art. The quality and the artistic expression is high. Not many silversmiths would have dared to make this rarified form.
Jocelyn Burton (1946-2020) was a highly respected and groundbreaking female English silver and goldsmith. Burton's work has been commissioned for important spaces throughout the world, notably 10 Downing Street. She won many accolades and was the first artisan to record the platinum stamp in the English assay system in 1973 as well as many other accolades. Perhaps most of all, hearkening back to Hester Bateman and a handful of others, she too paved the way for a new generation of female English silversmiths who today stand upon her shoulders, in spite of being discriminated against for her sex. Clearly, she had moxie and grit, and according to one firsthand account, she had an unforgettable personality.
Condition is good with extremely minor surface scratches, and patina. One spoon is not as darkly gilded as the others (subtle).
Price is firm. Bowls sold separately.
Length: Variable
Weight: 245 grams on the set
The 1975 sterling silver gilt spoon set offered here were made early in her career, in fact, just a year after her induction as a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in 1974. These, alongside many other pieces, were purchased by early patron and sales agent, Philip Refson beginning in the late 1970's. Refson owned a jewelry shop in London (Charles de Temple) and sold Burton's work, but also commissioned many of her pieces for his own home. The spoons range in length because their stems are made from nartural green Tusk Shells (Dentallium Aprinum). They are marked on the bottoms of the bowls as well as the terminal. I would consider these spoons to be exceptionally fragile. They could be exhibited or used with extreme care. One drop and those shells could shatter. Simply spectacular works of art. The quality and the artistic expression is high. Not many silversmiths would have dared to make this rarified form.
Jocelyn Burton (1946-2020) was a highly respected and groundbreaking female English silver and goldsmith. Burton's work has been commissioned for important spaces throughout the world, notably 10 Downing Street. She won many accolades and was the first artisan to record the platinum stamp in the English assay system in 1973 as well as many other accolades. Perhaps most of all, hearkening back to Hester Bateman and a handful of others, she too paved the way for a new generation of female English silversmiths who today stand upon her shoulders, in spite of being discriminated against for her sex. Clearly, she had moxie and grit, and according to one firsthand account, she had an unforgettable personality.
Condition is good with extremely minor surface scratches, and patina. One spoon is not as darkly gilded as the others (subtle).
Price is firm. Bowls sold separately.
Length: Variable
Weight: 245 grams on the set