Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A pair of Regency cast silver figural serving spoons,
by Edward Farrell, London 1816,

of Bacchanale pattern, the terminals formed as putti supporting baskets of grapes on their heads, the grapevine handles leading to vine-leaf bowls, both hallmarked to the bowl, maker’s mark, length 19cm.


£800-£1,000

A set of four silver gilt serving spoons of this pattern by Edward Farrell, hallmarked for London 1816 and 1817, were sold at Christie’s New York, Sale 2349, Important Silver including the Stuart Collection of Magnificent Regency Silver, on 19 October 2010, lot 113.



Edward Farrell
Little is known of Edward Farrell’s early life. Born circa 1780, he entered his first mark as plateworker in 1813. He was associated from 1816 with the silversmith and retailer Kensington Lewis, whose most important patron was Frederick Duke of York. During their collaboration, Farrell was commissioned to produce extravagant sculptural designs in revival styles. The death of the Duke of York in 1827 saw Lewis’ business decline and Farrell continued to work on a smaller scale.