Nutmeg played a role within eighteenth and nineteenth century society owing to its extreme rarity. As a result, having access to nutmeg was a direct display of wealth and acquiring a specific silver box to grate and house your nutmeg was pivotal. This post aims to focus on a specific type of silver nutmeg grater. Amongst the most valuable and sought-after nutmeg graters are the Victorian silver naturalistic examples. What does this mean exactly? During the mid-nineteenth ce

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Any well-established member of English gentry or 'Society' ensured they were well-equipped with the finest silver nutmeg grater - but the...

Some of the finest pieces of English silver ever produced were part of special commissions made by Royalty and the aristocracy. During...