Late 19th Century Atkin Brothers | Silver-Plate Fiddle Pattern Large Pudding Spoons - 2pcs

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….From the same Nantucket estate sale, and clearly from the same discerning table.
Atkin Brothers of Sheffield — marked here … Read more ….From the same Nantucket estate sale, and clearly from the same discerning table.
Atkin Brothers of Sheffield — marked here with the firm's distinctive "HA EA FA" stamp, representing Harry, Edward, and Frank, who carried the company forward after their father's death — supplied luxury retailers throughout the Victorian era with precisely this caliber of work. The EPA mark confirms high-quality electro-plate, applied at the standard that defined Sheffield's best houses and separated them from the trade work flooding the market at the same moment.
The pattern is Fiddle — one of the great enduring forms of English flatware, its violin-shaped handle at once utterly simple and impossible to improve upon. It has been in continuous production since the Regency era for the same reason the Windsor chair has: nothing about it is wrong. Each spoon sits in the hand with the easy authority of something designed before designers second-guessed themselves.
The silver is bright and even, the EPA plate holding well across the set with the kind of consistency that speaks to both original quality and careful keeping. The "HA EA FA" mark is crisp and legible on the reverse of each handle. No repairs, no losses, no mismatched pieces.
A complete set from a maker of genuine standing, pulled from a house that clearly knew the difference. For the collector building a serious Victorian table, or the host who simply wants flatware worth passing down. See less