Duke of Sutherland Meat Skewer, 1833

This is a superb example of a silver meat skewer with the engraved mirrored cipher and ducal coronet of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland.

This a high quality 13" long meat skewer with a nice hefty feel and in lovely condition with crisp engraving. It was made by William Chawner in 1833 and this date concurs with the succession of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland. We have a lovely matching set of six poultry skewers that would complement this piece, plus plenty more pieces from an original vast service in fiddle & thread.

The skewer was made in 1833, this was the year that the Marquess of Stafford became the 1st Duke of Sutherland, but also the year in which he died. The service was most likely commissioned by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower who became the 2nd Duke on his father's death and no doubt bought a new set of plate to mark his elevated status.

George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861)was styled Viscount Trentham until 1803, Earl Gower between 1803 and 1833 and Marquess of Stafford in 1833. He also assumed the title 20th Earl of Sutherland on the death of his mother the 19th Countess of Sutherland in 1839. He was a British MP and keen cricketer and owned vast estates including Dunrobin Castle (North Scotland), Trentham Hall (Stoke-on-Trent) and Stafford House in London (now Lancaster House).

Further information is available on Wikipedia at these links:

George Granville Leveson-Gower, Viscount Trentham

George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland

Please note: we have a large quantity of matching dining and serving pieces from a very extensive fiddle & thread service. Please contact us if you would like any further information.

We also have further pieces on offer dating from 1785 that celebrated the marriage of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland and Lady Elizabeth Sutherland and for 1839 from another of the duke's dining services.