Antique Sugar Scuttle with Scoop

Silver plated sugar scuttle with scoop. 4.5 inches tall, A table silverware item for holding and serving sugar.It is oftenn shaped like a coal scuttle hence the name. Antique Silver sugar scuttles History: These were Victorian inventions and the first examples appeared in the 1850s. Many unusual items were first introduced in this period to coincide with the Great Exhibitions. They were made throughout the latter part of the Victorian period and into the early 20th century. They went out of vogue after theSecondd World War and are not being made today except by special order. Antique Silver sugar scuttles Design: Always in the shape of a coal scuttle with a slanted body open at one end and sitting on a pedestal foot, together with a matching serving spoon that was hung either on a handle or on the scuttle lip. Many were hand engraved or chased with floral work and had applied edges with bead or gadroon work.