Collecting silver by George William Adams

George William Adams is a highly regarded silversmith from the early Victorian period. He was made a partner in the historic Chawner company in 1840.

Chawner & Co produced high quality silver flatware during the 19^th Century. Examples of George Adams’ work can be seen below:

This Victorian fiddle pattern .925 silver ladle is fully hallmarked and is in very good condition. It was made by the highly regarded London silversmith George Adams in 1852. It has a Victoria hallmark, weighs 66 gms and is about 18 cm long.

The following example is a fish slice by George Adams:

Both the fish slice and the ladle have an attractive engraved crest of a crowned lion as shown below: