Sterling Silver and Carved Handled Presentation Trowel - Antique Victorian (1895)

Description

This exceptional antique Victorian carved handled, sterling silver trowel has a triangular, rounded shaped blade.

The anterior face of the blade is embellished with impressive bright cut engraved stemmed leaf and floral designs on a matte background to the lower portion.

The upper portion is embellished with a paralleling simplified floral motif decorated border and incorporates the contemporary bright cut engraved presentation inscription:

‘Presented to Miss Emma Luen Flemming by Frederic Francis Ramuz at the laying of the Foundation Stone of Leigh-on-sea Public Hall, 9th April 1896’

The reverse of the blade is plain and unembellished.

The trowel retains the original, exceptional and large turned handle ornamented grape vine decoration to the upper portion.

The original, cylindrical hallmarked ferrule is encircled with embossed vertical pale ornamentation, to a shaped chased decorated leaf style bolster.