Irish Pair Silver Runcible Spoons, Cork 1825

This a very rare pair of Irish silver runcible or pickle spoons. We don't recall seeing an Irish runcible spoon before and we are pleased to be offering a pair.

Runcible spoons were used for serving chutney and pickles and this pair are especially well suited to the task, as in addition to their 4-prongs they are drilled for straining purposes. At 6" long, they are longer than the largest teaspoons and are clearly not later modified. They are in the fiddle pattern and the front terminals feature an excellent engraved crest.

Fully hallmarked for Dublin 1825, these two runcible spoons were made in the provinces by Richard Garde of Cork. All-in-all these spoons have many interesting features and are in fine condition.

The runcible spoon was made famous by Edward Lear in his nonsense rhymes - The Owl & The Pussy Cat ("They dined on mince and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon") and Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures ("The Dolomphious Duck, who caught Spotted Frogs for her dinner with a Runcible Spoon").