A History of Spoon Rings

From a tradition of yesterday… we create beautiful,contemporary jewellery designs…

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Spoon rings originated in 17th century England and were originally used as wedding rings. Servants could not afford to have wedding rings made of precious metals so they would steal the silverware from the manor houses and have them turned into wedding rings. For a time you could tell who the servants were working for by the crest on their rings.

No doubt convicts transported from England to Tasmania in the early 1800’s were convicted of such offences as ‘Stealing a Silver Spoon’ or ‘Larceny by a servant’.

A gesture of love, commitment or responsibility earned ‘7 years transportation beyond the seas’.

Here in Tasmania the skillful resourcefulness of a prisoner, or servant would again see them delve into the silver chest of an officer or the free settlers they were assigned to… only to wed their lovely ~ with a precious ring.

Silver Spoon Rings can be ordered from the designs displayed at our

Spoon & Fork Rings Page

or order a custom design from your own flatware collection

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