Style period & date: Art Deco, 1931
Maker: William Hutton & Sons Ltd.
These small silver coffee spoons made by William Hutton in 1931 have the sleek modern lines of Art Deco.
William Hutton established his silverware firm in Birmingham in 1800 and moved to Sheffield in 1832. The company prospered and was able to acquire two other silversmiths and maintain its own London showroom. However, mismanagement finally led to the bankruptcy of William Hutton & Sons Ltd. in 1930, and its absorption by James Dixon & Sons.
The spoons are in a fitted case, lined with purple velvet and silk. The case bears the retailer’s mark, ‘Jays’ of Oxford Street in London. James Jay were silversmiths and silver-platers. In 1887 they purchased the stock and premises at 142 & 144 Oxford Street of jewellers Richard Attenborough.
Condition: The spoons are in excellent condition. The exterior of the fitted case is scuffed.
Individual spoon length 8.5 cm
Case 14.4 cm x 12.3 cm x 2.8 cm
Weight of each spoon 5.6 g
of six spoons 33.6 g
of cased spoons 205g
Silver content of spoons 92.5% (‘Sterling silver’)
Origin of manufacture: Sheffield, England
