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CONTENTS

Introduction 3 Spoon identification 3 The assaying of Britannia standard silver by Anthony Dove 4 Highways and by-ways, a report for The Finial by Paul Holnes 6 A very early fiddle pattern spoon by Mark Nevard 10An early teaspoon, circa 1670 by David Whitbread 11An Archimedes’ drill stock hallmark – The IPG mark by Aelred Tobin 16An interesting inscription of a knife handle by Anthony Dove 17Mark identifications 18Feedback 19Review – The HOW of Edinburgh sale – 30th October 2007 23Results for the Club Postal Auction for 25th October 2007 26The Club Postal Auction 28Postal auction information 51The next postal auction 52First Tuesday 52Contributions 52Back copies 52Yearly subscriptions 52

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George IV Silver Quilted Pattern Tablespoon Made in London by William Chawner in 1825

See: Postal Auction, Lot 119, page 43.

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Introduction

As we head towards 2008, I have a chance to reflect on 2007. The major event was the welcome arrival of Aelred to organise The Finial and we are now heading for the next year with new resolutions. The articles and postal auction continue to inform, educate and surprise, we never know what will be unwrapped from the post, whether a spoon for sale or an article for publication. The Finial is your mouthpiece and your opinions are always welcome, they make it the success it is. The first Tuesday of each month, tea/coffee meetings, the annual Swindon day and general ‘open house’ here in the Burlington Arcade have given us the opportunity to exchange ideas and debate strange and unusual hallmarks, pattern, marks etc. I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

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Christopher Meade writes: I would appreciate a little help from members of the Silver Spoon Club regarding the design of a spoon, as to whether or not it is actually contemporary to its actual date or a later alteration.

The spoon has a very clear London date mark for 1702/3, the maker being Lawrence Jones. Length 19.2cm; weight 68g. The date of the spoon would indicate that it should be either a late Trefid or a Dognose. The spoon has a conventional bowl with rattail, however the end of the spoon is rounded as with a Hanoverian, turning up slightly, but it is quite plain, smooth and without any sign of a rib running down the stem. The terminal end is of a good gauge and does not appear to have been tampered with.

When I purchased the spoon my first thought was that it had, at some stage been altered, I now have my doubts and rather feel that it may be a transitional type. The one other thought I had, was that it might have been a continental influence, which never caught on here. I have recently seen similar shaped spoons, advertised for sale in Gorringes, July 2006 auction catalogue, which purported to be an Exeter spoon, c.1706. Also a similar spoon is mentioned on page 174 of Miller’s Buyers Guide on Silver & Plate, the maker being George Cox, c.1698. I would be grateful for the views of any members who may have similar examples, or can offer any explanation for the pattern, and indeed if it has a specific name.

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The Assaying of Britannia Standard Silver

By Anthony Dove F.S.A.

Earlier this year in the March - April 2007 issue of The Finial, I wrote a short paper on an alleged Britannia standard spoon (Fig. 1), thought to be by Abraham Barachin of Hull, which the late Mrs How had condemned outright as a fake. She gave no reason and this could have been that she either was unfamiliar with the maker, now believed to be Andrew Bracey of Great Yarmouth, or had never before seen a lion's head erased on silver from a minor guild.

Fig. 1 I had this spoon fully analysed at the London Assay Office and the combined impurities gave it a probable date of the late seventeenth century. The actual silver content, however, was not quite up to the required standard of 95.833%. The bowl tested at 95.33%, while the stem was 95.23%. Each of these is well above the sterling standard of 92.5% and I wondered at the time whether the difference of approximately 0.5% was an accepted tolerance at the period for Britannia standard.

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With this in mind I submitted a further eight spoons (Fig. 2 & 3; four dog-nose and four Hanoverian - dating from between 1702 and 1717) to be tested for their silver content only. It would not have been necessary to analyse the alloys, as the spoons had been hallmarked and their dates were known. The interesting results are shown in the table below. Random non-destructive tests were carried out on the bowl and stem. It will be seen that out of the eighteen tests carried out (including the original spoon), only one produced a true ‘Britannia’ result. All the others had differences varying between 0.5% and 1.95%. Even allowing for the ± one percent of the present system of X-ray fluorescence, given the testing method available in the early 18th century, probably cupellation, this would probably have been considered a good result at the time.

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Fig. 3

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Results of Non-destructive Testing by X-ray Fluorescence For Silver Content Which Should Be .9583

Fig. Style Assay office Date Bowl ± Stem ± 1 Trefid Gt. Yarmouth c. 1703 0.9533 -0.0050 0.9523 -0.00602 Dognose London c. 1702 0.9521 -0.0062 0.9511 -0.00723 Dognose London 1704 0.9481 -0.0102 0.9494 -0.00894 Dognose London 1706 0.9483 -0.0100 0.9524 -0.00595 Dognose London c. 1710 0.9548 -0.0035 0.9529 -0.00546 Hanoverian London c. 1710 0.9388 -0.0195 0.9492 -0.00917 Hanoverian London c. 1715 0.9601 +0.018 0.9540 -0.00438 Hanoverian London c. 1713 0.9551 -0.0032 0.9571 -0.00129 Hanoverian London c. 1717 0.9571 -0.0012 0.9558 -0.0025

Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude to Tim Swann, senior assayer at the London Assay Office and to Wynyard Wilkinson for their assistance in this interesting research project. I am also grateful to Michael Golding (Fig. 1) and Aelred Tobin (Figs. 2 & 3) for the photographs used here.

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Highways & By-ways - A Report for The Finial

By Paul Holmes

An account of the research project to record all the communion plate of the Chulmleigh part of the Little Dart Team of churches that grew out of my Communion Spoon research project. This formed a presentation to The Silver Study Group’s residential weekend at Exeter on Friday 19th October 2007, where the Rector allowed all the significant plate of these five churches to be on display. The discovery of a Victorian communion spoon in the vestry safe of a parish church in North Devon has led to a variety of unexpected trails. The article by Cathy Chivers in The Finial, Sept/Oct 2006, page 11, sparked an interest in this much-overlooked part of communion plate, especially when the Rector of my own church commented that the church had such a spoon (Fig. 1)! And an excellent example it turned out to be – Edward and John Barnard 1867, 14.3cm long with a twisted stem, cross finial and a four-shaped device halfway down. The small pointed bowl is pierced in the centre with a cross. There are five clear marks on the underside of the bowl – lion passant, leopard’s head uncrowned, date letter ‘m’, Queen’s head duty mark and ‘EB/JB’ in a quatrefoil.

Fig. 1 This was the start of what is proving to be quite a major ‘detective’ trail. It led gradually to the realisation that the spoon was part of a set of communion plate, still complete and being used regularly in Chulmleigh church. Wishing to provide some provenance and possible background to this fine set, led to inquiries at the Victoria & Albert museum, where I knew the Barnard Ledgers to be held. Blythe House, the V & A archive department, willingly made available the Day Books for the appropriate years where hand-written entries list every piece of silver made or restored on the day it was despatched to their client.

Fig. 2 The entry for 8th April 1868 (Fig. 2) showed that a flagon, a chalice, a footed paten and a spoon were supplied to Ellis Bros of Exeter. The Chulmleigh pieces, with the exception of the spoon, are marked with this retailer’s mark and the relevant Barnard stock numbers 427, 428, 431 & 465 on their bases, which corresponded to the stock numbers in the Day Book. A further proof that this entry referred to the Chulmleigh set was a drawing of the spoon in the margin of the ledger. Here was a sound provenance as well as an example of a spoon being an integral part of communion plate and not just ‘tacked on’ by some kind ‘well-wisher’.

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The inevitable question arose as to why there appeared to be no earlier communion plate, had it been sold off by previous Wardens or Rector or was the new set simply part of the Victorian desire to renew their churches as extensively as possible? The answer appeared unexpectedly some time later. Meanwhile the first part of the ‘by-ways’ opened with the chance remark by the Team Rector that there was a particularly fine chalice being used every month in one of his other nearby churches. Inspection proved this to be a William Grundy (Fig. 3) chalice of 1769 with its footed paten and a wonderfully engraved armorial on both: ‘the gift of Lewis Tremayne of Heligan, in the County of Cornwall, Esq., decd 1769’. The provenance was further proved by the existence of the ‘copy will’ in the Devon Record Office – ‘6 Nov1766, 29 Jan1767 – Devon Record Office 56/8/22/1, Copy Will of Lewis Tremayne of Heligan, Cornwall, 300 gns for beautifying the inside of St Ewe Church, 150 gns for beautifying the inside of Wembworthy church, 50 gns for beautifying the inside of St Mewan church.’ 150 guineas would have been ample to improve the fabric as well as provide the Wardens of Wembworthy with a new set of plate to commemorate Lewis Tremayne. A further two pieces of this set, a flagon and an arms dish, were lodged in the bank and the Warden agreed that I should see these when they were next out.

Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Meanwhile the main ‘highway’ research led to another Victorian communion spoon example in a South Devon church, lodged in their local bank for safekeeping. After seeing the plate at the bank, I was invited to view the everyday plate that was kept in the vestry cupboards and safe. Fine as much of this was my eye was caught by a lone chalice and cover, rather ignored by the Wardens, that quickly revealed itself as an Elizabethan cup and cover of the Exeter variety with the recognisable marks of the best known Exeter silversmith of the time, John Jones (Fig. 4). Never having handled such a piece of plate before and realising that here was communion plate of 1571, all thoughts of communion spoons evaporated. This was something in a special league! Everything about it was just right – the strap-work around the cup, the Exeter incurved lip, the knop halfway down the stem and the raised foot with ‘egg and dart’ ornamentation as well as the matching cover paten with the Tudor Rose on the button and all in superb condition. Although the Wardens had not recognised this for what it was, their NADFAS records had it properly listed and photographed and they enjoyed the surprise of finding it as much as I had! But handling it prepared me for the next treasure in the Little Dart Team of churches. Pevsner’s ‘Buildings of North Devon’ unexpectedly listed church plate of significance towards the end of each entry and these included three more churches in the Team. The Rector, alerted to the possibility of some interesting finds, gave me authority to view the silver in these other churches and compile a record of what I saw. A viewing session was arranged with the Warden at Burrington, where they knew they had several good pieces with armorials. However, as in the South Devon church, it was not these pieces that caught my eye but a communion cup and cover that had all the features of an Exeter Elizabethan cup: strap-work, incurved lip (Fig. 5) and raised foot with ornamentation (Fig. 6).

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Sadly there was no maker’s mark but the cover paten had a fine inscription pricked on the button (Fig.7): ‘Anno 1634 Burrington RLRS Wardens’, a date rather later than I had hoped.

Fig. 7 About this time Jane Ewart and Vanessa Brett of the Silver Society suggested my work on communion spoons might be facilitated by reference to county listings of communion plate. David Beasley, at the Goldsmiths’ Library, produced Prebendary Frederick Chanter’s, ‘Reports of the Committee of Church Plate, 1905 – 1925’, where a fully documented survey of Devon Church silver was recorded. The Chulmleigh group of churches was fully recorded and listed, amongst others, three Elizabethan style communion cups, one of which I had already seen! Amongst his introduction appeared the following comment ‘…the more important parishes such as Chulmleigh…possess nothing but modern plate (in Chulmleigh this is owing to a fire in 1867) the oldest pieces being found in the smallest parishes’. The Chulmleigh Barnard plate was purchased in April 1868; here then was the reason for no earlier silver, which had been fully documented in the Terriers now lodged at the Devon Record Office, before its destruction in the fire. Meanwhile the remainder of the Tremayne communion plate emerged from the bank and the Warden proudly showed it to me. However it was another cup in the box that again caught my eye in stead! Here surely was a fine Exeter style Elizabethan communion cup (Fig. 8) and cover, with the same distinguishing features, but this time with two marks on the lip. Chanter noted these as being unassigned marks that resembled ‘IIII’ and ‘WI’ but they did not appear in Tim Kent’s book on West Country spoon makers. The cover paten was not marked but had the typical Tudor Rose on the button (Fig. 9).

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About this time the last church of the Chulmleigh Team had located their plate in a local bank, though not the one they were expecting! Indeed no-one remembered ever having seen it let alone taking it from the bank, so would it contain the third Elizabethan cup and cover listed in Chanter’s Records? When the box was opened it contained a handsome Georgian chalice and cover dated 1718 with fine armorials alongside the third Exeter style Elizabethan cup and cover. The cup was unmarked but the cover appeared to have a mark ‘VI’ struck twice (Fig. 10) but this again did not appear in Tim Kent’s list of Devon silversmiths.

Fig. 10 The three churches were excited about the prospect of having such early silver in their collection but clearly expert authentication was now needed. Tim Kent agreed very willingly to look at these pieces, so in trepidation they were carried up to London, where he spent a pleasant hour giving me the verdict! Tim had handled the Wembworthy cup before, so the two marks on its lip were immediately identified as ‘IN above an eagle set within a shield’ (Fig. 11), the mark of John North of Exeter alongside ‘WN’, the mark of William Nicholls, also of Exeter, both working between 1570/1580. The Eggesford cover paten was identified as ‘IA’ twice rather than ‘VI’ twice, the mark of John Avery also of Exeter c.1575.

Fig. 11 The Burrington cup was also dated c.1575 as Exeter style Elizabethan, in spite of its lack of marks. Tim kindly volunteered further information from his archive, which substantiated his immediate authentication, and confirmed for these Devon churches their possession of Elizabethan communion cups. It all seemed a long way from the study of communion spoons but the excitement of finding one’s way through unfamiliar channels of research, of piecing together disparate parts of a jigsaw as well as learning something about style, ornamentation and marks on pieces of plate make it all an important ‘by-way’. On the way I had also discovered the significance of the 1549 Prayer Book new forms of service resulting in communion in both kinds being offered to the laity for the first time in hundreds of years. The Catholic chalices were ordered to be re-made into plainer and larger communion cups for the reformed church of Edward VI and Elizabeth I and John Jones and his Exeter colleagues North, Nicholls and Avery were clearly engaged profitably in this exercise. So far this appears to be at least a century too early for possible communion spoons but it is early days yet…

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A Very Early Fiddle Pattern Spoon

By Mark Nevard

I have recently acquired an unusually early example of a English fiddle pattern spoon, fully hallmarked for London 1747, maker John Gorham. It has the softer French style shape without shoulders and its other notable feature is an apparently die struck rococo pattern on the back of the top of the stem. Reference to Ian Pickford's ‘Silver Flatware’ makes interesting reading on the subject. On page 108 fiddle pattern is described as deriving from France where, in the mid 18th century, it was the most popular pattern. This is illustrated by two examples, the first a spoon dated Paris 1738/44 (Paris not having year date letters), the second a similar spoon, London 1739, identified as the earliest known English example of this pattern. In each case the reverse of the stem has an engraved armorial, as one would expect.

I then turned to the general reference to the differences on Irish flatware, page 56/57 of the same tome. There was an illustration of a near identical die struck pattern on a set of fiddle table spoons and forks, dated Dublin 1758, drawing attention to the ‘unusual feature of a rococo decorated top’ and referring to their being amongst the earliest recorded examples of fiddle pattern from anywhere in the British Isles.

The usual explanation for such early pieces of French style fiddle is that they were made to replace a missing item in a French set. This is reasonable for a plain fiddle, but to make a single die struck item would be very expensive unless one had the die, and the latter would be unlikely to be anywhere but with the original maker. If he were available one would assume that he could make the replacement. There is no doubt of the date, the letter being clear and not open to confusion and confirmed by the distinctive indented lion passant of that cycle. So what are the possible explanations? It could have been made to match an existing French service, despite the cost of making a special die, it could have been made with a very thick top to the stem and carved down to reproduce the die struck pattern, extremely unlikely and no hint of this on the spoon itself. The only other possibility seems to be that perhaps this is a survivor of a larger set, big enough to make the cost of a die worthwhile. In any event an interesting find. I should be interested to hear of any alternative theories or news of similar items at this early date.

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An Early Teaspoon, Circa 1670

By David Whitbread

Fig. 1 This article follows the discussion of a teaspoon I showed at the September 2007 Club meeting at Swindon. Before it came on the market the spoon in question (Fig. 1) had spent around 200 years wrapped in a piece of paper recording an interesting provenance that, if correct, would date it to some time before 1676. The paper (Fig. 2) relates the following story in a late 18th century hand1: “The last remaining gilt teaspoon of half a dozen, given, along with six cups and saucers, to the Aglionby family, by the celebrated Ann Countess of Pembroke & Montgomery. The above mentioned spoons and tea China were latterly in the possession of the Craiks of Flimby in consequence of their connection with the Aglionby family, to whom (Mrs Yates) the China was returned after the decease of their relatives at Flimby”

Fig. 2 The Countess of Pembroke (1590 –1676) is more usually referred to nowadays as Lady Anne Clifford though she signed herself as Anne Pembroke. I looked up her will in case the tea service had been a bequest. It was not, but I cannot better how she describes herself in the will: “I, Anne Lady Clifford, Countess Dowager of Pembroke, Dorsett and Montgomery, sole daughter and heir to the late Right Noble George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, and, by my birth from him, Lady of the Lordship of Skipton in Craven, Baroness Clifford, Westmorland and Vesci and High Sherriffess by Inheritance of the County of Westmorland…” The countess, descended from kinsmen of William the Conqueror, spent the last 27 years of her life on her vast inherited estates in Westmoreland and North Yorkshire having outlived two husbands. She was and remains a notable figure. Aglionby meanwhile was a prominent Cumberland family, also of Norman descent. They will certainly have been known to the ‘grande dame’ of the adjoining

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Vol. 1, pp.326-327). It has a ridged rattail, as do the other trefids from the 1660s that I have seen (all of them tablespoons), whereas the little spoon under study has a thread edged rattail. The earliest example of this style of rattail that I have come across is on a tablespoon of 1670, also by John King (Lot 73, Woolley & Wallis, 17 Oct 2001). The smaller version of this rattail exists on other spoons by King (Fig. 4) and it would be logical for him to have acquired matching rattail dies of a new pattern for different bowl sizes at the same time, so a date of around 1670 becomes a possibility for the teaspoon.

Fig. 4 The spoon’s narrow stem of rectangular cross-section widens only very slightly towards a rounded top with a small v-shaped notch cut into it at the back. There are the signs of an old repair near the bowl but the stem has every appearance of being the unaltered, original shape. A cut down trefid (or puritan) would not have the distinctive step at the top of the stem on this spoon. The simple shape of the stem is reminiscent of a puritan but with two main differences: the step at the top that may be intended to have the same function as the up-turn that was introduced with trefid stems, raising the stem slightly when the spoon is laid face down and thus making it easier to pick up; and the semi-circular stem end that, on a stem thickened by this step, is a more elegant treatment than the straight top of the typical puritan. One possible influence is the shape of the tongue in a trefid terminal (Fig. 5). A very few puritans also have a semi-circular top to the stem, but I have always suspected this may be the result of later trimming and tidying up. A slightly greater proportion has more sloping corners creating the effect of a slight curve to the normal straight top of the stem. This may just be the result of wear but I had thought of it as a relatively common feature of later puritans until I undertook a trawl of catalogues and looked at a number of examples together. I now think it is no more than an occasional feature on spoons of both the 1650’s and the 1660’s. Nevertheless, it too could have led on to the idea of a semi-circular stem end. The notch on the back of the stem may be an echo of the relatively rare notched puritans.

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All this leads me to believe that the teaspoon was indeed made at a time when such items were still a relative novelty and before the trefid had become the firmly established standard pattern for smaller spoons as well as tablespoons. John King seems to have been first in the field to produce trefids and, later, the thread-edged variant of the rattail, making him something of an innovator. The teaspoon stem may have been his attempt to introduce a new design that did not catch on, or it may just have been aimed at a particular market that did not want its new teaspoons to look too different from the older flatware it already owned. If the shape of the teaspoon is in either case transitional, influenced by the puritan form, its date should be neither too far removed from that of later puritans nor too far into the period when the trefid held sway. A trawl through a random collection of sale catalogues from recent years, looking at dated London made spoons, was one way of narrowing down when trefids replaced puritans. It revealed eight puritans from the 1660’s, with the latest (incidentally also by John King) dated 1664. Against this there were also eight pre-1670 trefids, the earliest from 1665 (John King again). I appreciate that this is not a particularly sound statistical approach. There are probably later puritans in existence and we know that there are trefids back to 1662. However, it does tend to confirm 1665 as the rough cut off point when trefids became the dominant style. I would suggest the teaspoon was made not too long after that date and that the evidence of the spoon tallies with that of the written provenance to suggest a date between 1665 and 1675. I would lean to earlier rather than later within this period but feel reasonably confident in describing it as circa 1670.

Fig. 6 A related question is whether a small spoon of this date would indeed have been a teaspoon. Tea was being sold at a London coffee house by 1657, was tried by Pepys in 1660 and grew in fashion among the aristocracy from 1660 on following the Restoration, led by the fondness of the Queen for the drink. It was originally taken without milk or sugar so spoons were not needed for stirring. However, I am grateful to Michael Baggott for the information that there is pictorial evidence to show that spoons were used to sip the tea. Although I have not hitherto come across dated or dateable teaspoons from before the mid 1680’s, suitable small spoons must therefore presumably have existed by an earlier date. The size of puritan and trefid spoon that is often referred to as a

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An ‘Archimedes' Drill Stock’ Hallmark - The I.P.G. Mark

By Aelred Tobin

Daniel and I recently went to the 25th annual Goldsmiths’ Fair at Goldsmiths’ Hall in Foster Lane. For those not in the know, Goldsmith’s Fair is an exhibition that showcases the work of contemporary British goldsmiths and jewellers, with particular emphasis on young designers and craftsmen.

Amongst the silver on display were some caddy spoons, which caught the eye because they had an inordinate number of marks. As well as the four assay marks and the maker’s mark, there was an additional mark that neither of us had seen before (Fig. 1). Fortunately, the goldsmith was in attendance, so we could ask him all about it – and a bit about himself too. The topmost mark on the Caddy Spoon is the mark of the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths (IPG), and represents an Archimedes' Drill Stock. It is a mark that cannot be requested or bought, but is awarded by the IPG to a goldsmith when their work reaches the finest quality in Design and Craftsmanship.

The IPG was started in 1984 by 4 teachers at the Sir John Cass School of Jewellery. Its aims are to maintain high levels of craftsmanship, to develop training and create good practices. In the past 20 years, there have only been about 120 Master Craftsman who have been awarded their prestigious mark. The London Assay Office, at the request of the goldsmith, strikes the mark. The maker’s mark is that of Wayne Victor Meeten. He is a designer, artist and craftsman, who studied for nine years at the Sir John Cass College of Metropolitan University. He then went on to become a visiting professor at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music - sister college of the Royal College of Art, where he became one of only a handful of craftsman in the world to master the Japanese techniques of Mokume Gane and Shibori. His designs are highly influenced by Tai Chi Chuan and by the natural world, and his work is highly sought-after by museums, galleries and private collectors. At present, Meeten is a visiting lecturer in New York and London, and works from his own studio in Shoreditch London. Meeten is happy to take on commissions can supply a catalogue of his pieces on request. He can be contacted on his mobile phone at: 07834 606477 or by email at [email protected]

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An Interesting Inscription on a Knife Handle

By Anthony Dove F.S.A.

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The early eighteenth century dessert knife in figure 1 is one of a pair. One side of the handle bears the legend ‘Coll: Magd: 1682’ (Fig. 2), which would appear to refer to either Magdalen Oxford or Magdalene Cambridge with a date of presentation. However, the style of both blade and handle dates this knife to some 50 years later.

Fig. 2

An inscription on the other side of the handle (Fig. 3) does help to clarify this: ‘D.D. Thos: Mansfeild.[sic] Arm: huius : coll : com:’ which transcribes as ‘Donor dedit Thomas Mansfield armiger huius collegium com’ and translates ‘Given by the donor Thomas Mansfield esquire of this college, commoner’. His status in the College appears to have been that of ‘Commoner’, i.e. the average Oxford undergraduate who paid for his ‘commons’. This was the term used for sustenance. Above him would have been Fellow Commoners or Sojourners (a distinctive Magdalen term) who, for extra fees, would have sat at the Fellows table1.

Fig. 3 This is clearly a presentation to the College, but why a knife handle? Reference to a catalogue of Oxford Plate2 reveals the answer. On page 103, under the heading ‘Plate exchanged in 1729’ is the entry: ‘Thomas Mansfield’s tankard for 12 knife and 12 fork hafts’. The College had presumably decided that they regarded a dozen knives and forks to be of more practical use than a tankard. Interestingly this does give a positive date of 1729/30 for the knife handles. Notes 1. I am grateful to Tim Kent for this information regarding Magdalen College. 2. ‘Catalogue of the plate of Magdalen College, Oxford’ by E. Alfred Jones, published by Oxford

University Press, 1940.

Acknowledgements I am deeply indebted to Timothy Schroder for his expertise in both transcribing the inscription and for knowing the book reference, and to Aelred Tobin for the photographs.

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Mark Identifications

Jonathan Fennell emails: I wondered if anyone could help me with identification of a teaspoon that I've had for a few years now. It is of fiddle pattern without shoulders and is covered with decoration including an eagle with its wings outstretched on the bowl. The decoration on the bowl is visible on the inside. It is bottom marked with what looks like a makers mark and the remains of a further mark, which I cannot identify. It is 12.7cm long and weighs 11.5 grams. It looks like an early version of fiddle pattern, the stem is quite wide but thin in profile. Is the decoration contemporary or later? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also, in reference to the article about the ‘AR’ mark with sunburst in the latest edition of The Finial (Sep/Oct ’07, page 6), I sold at Bonhams August 2006 Sale, Lot 262, two egg spoons with the mark similar to that of Figure 3, unfortunately I do not have a photo of the mark. I must also add that I look forward to my copy of The Finial, and hope to receive it for many years to come.

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Feedback

David Whitbread responds: William Blackburn asks about the fiddle pattern. Variants of this pattern appear from time to time through much of the 18th century, probably for customers who wanted to match flatware from France or just to have something French looking. Plain fiddle pattern spoons were certainly being made in the 1790’s when it was beginning to establish itself as a standard pattern.

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Robert Hamilton asks about sweetmeat spoons. I don't think there is a simple answer to his question. Writing from memory rather than on the basis of proper research, I would make the following observations. In grand houses a custom emerged in the 16th century of withdrawing to a separate ‘banqueting’ room or pavilion for sweetmeats after the main meal in the hall (or sometimes partaking of sweetmeats as a separate event). I am not sure how far into the 17th century this fashion prevailed. More modest households would not have been able to indulge in the same way but may have still enjoyed the occasional sweetmeat. The combined sucket forks and spoons are the sort of flatware that would have been used to eat the delicacies. The larger examples may have been used for serving. Fashions don't change overnight (at Oxford and Cambridge Colleges the High Table still withdraws to the Senior Combination Room for dessert) but by the 18th century the dessert course was taken in the dining room in grand as well as more ordinary households and we see the dessert fork and spoon becoming established. The term sweetmeat spoon is normally used for trefid or dognose spoons of larger teaspoon size of the 1690’s and early 1700’s, which were used to eat delicacies of one sort or another. Separate spoons and forks were now replacing the combined sucket version. In turn sweetmeat spoons subsequently seem to have become less common as dessert spoons took over. However, we cannot always be confident of our accuracy in labelling these pieces. I recall, but cannot immediately put my hands on, a reference to an early 18th century inventory that listed ‘tea or sweetmeat spoons’. A small spoon could have more than one function, and that remains the case to this day. I don't think I have seen the description sweetmeat spoon used for pieces from the mid 18th century or later but I imagine smaller spoons will still have been used when appropriate for small delicacies, and the occasional set of combined spoons/forks continued to be made probably for the same purpose, I suspect, particularly for picnic type entertainment. Robert describes one of his sweetmeat spoons as having tines. If it is a 17th century piece it will be a sucket fork/spoon - whether for use in serving or eating perhaps to be judged by its size. If it is significantly later, it is probably a bit of a one-off. Some 18th century inventories include just a single ‘spoon with a fork at the end’, presumably for some sort of serving or kitchen use. Basically, I don't think one can give a simple start or end date for the sweetmeat spoon. Answers as to its use are as likely to be found in social histories that touch on dining or entertainment as in specialist flatware publications.

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Finally, my thanks to Jolyon Warwick James for sharing his single tined fork with us. I should have known something like that would exist. I am sure it must be very useful, but I wonder for what.

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Review – The HOW of Edinburgh Sale

Woolley & Wallis - Salisbury 30th October 2007

Lot 58 Lot 64 Lot 65 Lot 68 Lot 69 Lot 75 Trefid Spoons

Please note that the achieved price does not include the 20.56% buyers premium.

Lot Achieved £ 58. A late Charles II spoon, with 'guide lines' on the front of the stem, pricked ‘A.P’ over ‘WP’ over

‘1681’, maker John Elderton, Frome, c.1681, 7.8in (19.8cm). £600-800.

2500 64. A William III spoon, pricked 'I.B' over 'I.B' above the engraved date 1724 and the script initials

‘JB', maker Edward Sweet (of Crewkerne), Exeter 1701, 7.5in (19.1cm). £600-800.

2100 65. A William III spoon, scratched 'G' over 'TK', maker unascribed, probably Poole ('P', dolphin, 'P',

dolphin), c.1695-1700, 7.8in (19.9cm). £700-900.

1650 68. A William III spoon, pricked ‘K.M’ over '1689' over 'I.H', maker unascribed (IB with pellets

within a pelleted circle, [twice]), c.1689, 7.8in (19.9cm). See Jackson's Revised, p516. £500-700

1100 69.

1000

75.

2100 76.

2900 82.


1750 84.

1100

85.

1250 92.

4200

98.

2800 99.

1700

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Lot 76 Lot 82 Lot 84 Lot 85 Lot 92 Lot 98 104. A William III spoon, scratched 'MC', maker unascribed (TG monogram), probably Leeds (a fleur

de lys and golden fleece mark), c.1700, 7.55in (19.2cm). £500-600

600 106. A Charles II spoon, pricked 'EB' over 'AC' over '1670', no maker's mark, Warminster (struck 'S'

over 'V' four times), c1670, 6.8in (17.3cm). See Kent, TA. West Country spoons and their makers, pp.81 and 82. £300-400

500 108. A Charles II spoon, pricked 'PW' over 'AF over 1683, maker unascribed (MF with pellets [thrice]),

c.1683, 7in (178cm). £300-400

1950 113. A pair of late 17th century spoons, scratched 'M' over ‘IR’ and later script 'RHCV', maker

unascribed (each struck a script ‘J’ and a script 'W', [both twice]), 1680-1690, 7.7in (19.5cm). (2) £700-900

920 114. A James II large spoon, pricked '1688' over 'HW' over 'IH', no maker's mark, struck four times

with a turret in a heart shaped punch, probably West Country, c.1688, 8.8in (22.3cm). £600-800

1500 116. A William and Mary spoon, pricked ‘MC’ over '1692' over 'WW', maker unascribed (IB with

pellets and scroll within a pelleted circular punch and 'Sterling' in a circular punch, 7.75in (19.3cm). See Jackson's Revised, pp.516 and 528. £500-600

1150 117. A late 17th century spoon, indistinctly pricked, maker unascribed ('IB' with scrolls within a

circular punch and 'S' [shillings] over 'V' [five] and '0' [pence] over II, within a shaped outline), Wiltshire/Somerset, c.1685/95, 7.75in (19.8cm). See Jackson's Revised, pp. 516 and 528. £350-450

420 118. A William III spoon, pricked 'we over 'IR' over '1697', maker unascribed ('S' [twice] and a fleur de

lys within a plain circular punch [twice]), c.1697, 6.8in (17.4cm). See Jackson’s Revised, p.523. £150-200

680 122. A late 17th century spoon, scratched 'W' over 'TC', maker unascribed ('I' over 'WG' between

mullets, town mark a sailing ship [twice]. c.1680-1690, 7.65in (19.3cm). £600-800

860

Lot 104 Lot106 Lot 108 Lot 114 Lot 116 Lot 117

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Lot 148 Lot 149 Lot 150 Lot 153 Lot 154

Puritan Spoons

148. Two similar Charles II unascribed puritan spoons, one scratched 'B over SE', on the terminal, the other scratched 'RM', each with maker's mark 'TA' [with pellets and a roseate]*, and a leopard's head mark [thrice], 1660-1670, the former 6.9in (17.5cm) long, 2.70z. This maker's mark bears more than a passing resemblance to that of Thomas Allen (London spoon maker), these spoons may have been a 'country' attempt to imitate Allen's work. (2) £500-700

840 149. A Charles II unascribed puritan spoon, maker's mark only struck thrice on the back of the stem and

once in the bowl, (mis-struck), 'IA?', 1660-1670, 7.45in (19cm) long, 1.30z. £250-350

760 150. A matched set of three unascribed puritan spoons, with short slender, straight-sided stems, each

struck in the bowl, with an indistinct 'skull' mark and either two or three (one spoon with only two) incuse leaf marks, probably Commonwealth period, approx length 6in , 30oz. (3). £500-800

840

A Diamond-point Spoon

153. A medieval spoon, leopard's head mark in the bowl, London, early 15th century, the bowl with an inch tear in the centre. £200-300

1600

Seal Top Spoons

154. Salisbury: A James I spoon, with a small, gilt, fluted terminal pricked RH over 1M over 1617, maker's mark struck once in the bowl by John Ivy, c.1617, 6in (15.2cm). £400-600

1200

160. Sherborne: A Charles I/Commonwealth spoon, with a slender stem, the seal pricked IB, struck and in the bowl and once on the stem, with a scallop and twice on the stem, with the maker's mark of Anthony Arden, c.1640-1660, 7in (17.8cm). £200-300

1050 161. Sherborne: A Charles I spoon, with a gilt seal pricked 1639 over AV, struck once in the bowl

with a scallop, once on the stem with a polyfoil device and twice with the maker's mark of Joseph Arden, c.1639, 6.8in (17.3cm). £400-600

1800 162. Exeter: A pair of Elizabeth I spoons, with small squat seats, with traces of gilding, struck once

in the bowls, with the maker's mark IAVE (conjoined) and on the stems IAVERY for John Avery, c.1600, varying lengths, 5.75 and 5.9in (14.2 and 15cm). Ex Marquis of Breadalbane collection with stamped facsimile signature. (2). £600-800

1800 164. Exeter: An early Charles II large spoon, with a gilt terminal pricked FA over WG over 1660,

struck with the town mark in the bowl and on the stem, an incuse D twice and an incuse reversed R, by an unascribed maker, c.1660, 7.3in (18.6cm). £500-700

1600 165. Crewkerne: A Charles I spoon pricked on the seal, 1636 over IH over PC, struck once in the bowl,

with a scallop and thrice on the stem, with maker's mark of Richard (I) Sweet, c.1636, 6.85in (17.5cm). £400-600

1300 166. Dartmouth: An early Charles II spoon, with a faintly gilt seal pricked I.0 over E on the back of

the bowl, struck once in the bowl and thrice on the stem, with the maker's mark of Henry Punchard, c.1660, 6.8in (17.3cm). £400-600

1300 167. Norwich: A rare Charles I spoon, with a small gilt seal, pricked SH over AE on a slender stem

with a large bowl, fully marked, maker IG for James Grundy (I) or (II). Norwich 1634, 6in (15.3cm). £1200-1800

5400 168. Waveney Valley: A Charles I spoon, with a gilt seal, pricked 1645 over I.M over W.P, struck

once in the bowl with a pelleted quatrefoil mark, by an unidentified maker, c.1645. 6.85in (17.5cm). £800-1,000

1700

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Lot 160 Lot 161 Lot 162 Lot 164 Lot 167 Lot 168

Unascribed Seal Top Spoons 174.

1450 177.

3600 180.

1050

184.

2400 185.


1650 186.

2400

187.

1150 193.

3000


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Lot 278 Lot 280 Lot 282 Lot 283 Lot 289 Lot 290 Apostle Spoons

278.

2700 280.

1550 282.

3200

283.

1250 289.

2300

290.


7800 291.

1600 292.

3400

295.

6000 296.

6600

297.

2400 298.

2900

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Lot 291 Lot 292 Lot 295 Lot 296 Lot 297 Lot 298 Maidenhead or Figure Terminal Spoons

299. Bristol: An Elizabeth I spoon, with a gilt maidenhead, struck once in the bowl with a quatrefoil and on the stem with the maker's name Harsell, for Richard Harsell, c.1600, in a corroded, excavated condition, 6in (15.3cm). See Kent, West Country spoons and their makers, p.97. £600-800

900 300. Dorchester: An Elizabeth I spoon, with a gilt maidenhead, incuse WG on the back of the bowl,

struck on the stem with a small cross and a small mullet and in the bowl with the maker's mark, LS monogram, of Lawrence Stratford, c.1585, 6.7in (16.9cm). £800-1,200

3400 301. Unascribed: An Elizabeth I spoon, with a gilt maidenhead, and the pricked initials DW on the back

of the bowl, struck once in the bowl and once on the stem, with a maker's mark IW in a circle, c.1550-1600, 6.3in (16cm). £600-800

1100 302. Plymouth: A Charles I spoon, with a gilt figure, pricked '1658' over 'DH', on the back of the bowl,

struck in the bowl with a fruitlet mark and on the stem, with the maker's mark of Richard Chandler, c.1630, 7.25in (18.4cm). £500-700

1800 303. Plymouth: A Charles I spoon, with a gilt figure, pricked '1639' over ‘M.E’over ‘I.K’ on the back of

the bowl and struck in the bowl with the maker's mark R.C below a mullet in a circle, probably for Richard Chandler, c.1639, 7.6in (191 cm). £500-700

1550 305. Unascribed: An Elizabeth I spoon, with a gilt lion, scratched PC on the back of the stem and later,

initialled MAH over 1800 on the back of the bowl, struck in the bowl an eight petalled flower head, c.1600, 6.75in (17.1cm). £700-900

1050 306. Unascribed: An Elizabeth I spoon, with a gilt lion, the bowl later pricked 1670 over I.C over A.L,

struck in the bowl with a maker's mark HP (conjoined) in a circle, c.1590, 7in (17.8cm). See Jackson's Revised, p.516 for this mark as seen on a maidenhead spoon, c.1590. £700-900

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Results for the Club Postal Auction

25th October 2007

Please note that the results price does not include the 10% buyer’s premium. Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £

1. 10 10 10.002. 10 10 10.003. 10 10 10.004. 10 10 10.005. 10 10 10.006. 10 10 10.007. 10 10 10.008. 10 10 10.009. 10 10 10.0010. 10 10 10.0011. 10 10 10.0012. 10 10 10.0013. 10 10 10.0014. 10 50 30.0015. 10 10 10.0016. 10 10 10.0017. 10 10 10.0018. 10 10 10.0019. 20 20 20.0020. 5 8 6.5021. 12 12; 14 13.0025. 20 20 20.0026. 30 31 30.5028. 80 81; 91 86.0029. 20 20 20.0030. 25 30; 37 33.5031. 10 13; 17; 19; 21; 21 21.0033. 15 18; 18; 20; 23; 25 24.0034. 30 30; 50; 55 52.5035. 10 15; 21; 38 29.5036. 10 21 15.5037. 10 10 10.0039. 10 10 10.0040. 10 10; 20 15.0042. 10 30 20.0043. 10 13 11.5044. 30 48 39.0045. 30 55 42.5047. 50 50; 55; 55; 64 59.5048. 20 30 25.0052. 70 74; 83; 85 84.0054. 35 50; 61 55.5055. 30 36; 57 46.5056. 44 48; 50 49.0057. 55 60; 76 68.0058. 8 8; 25 16.5059. 50 63; 80; 90 85.0060. 68 72; 80; 100 90.0061. 18 18; 30 24.00

Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £

62. 18 25 21.5063. 76 80; 125 102.5065. 15 18 16.5066. 25 26; 36; 45 40.5067. 35 38; 43 40.5068. 12 15; 21 18.0069. 65 65 65.0070. 30 55; 100 77.5071. 40 65; 100 82.5072. 55 59; 60 59.5074. 22 23; 30 26.5075. 70 90; 105 97.5076. 55 55; 56; 67; 76;

130; 185 157.5077. 60 60 60.0078. 10 21 15.5079. 10 20; 24; 27 25.5080. 8 21 14.5081. 25 41 33.0082. 30 62 46.0083. 30 36; 36; 39; 58 48.5084. 25 28 26.5086. 28 31 29.5089. 10 35 22.5090. 180 200; 220 210.0091. 20 26 23.0092. 15 15; 17; 21; 31 26.0093. 15 27 21.0094. 10 12 11.0095. 25 30; 80 55.0096. 5 10; 11; 12; 12; 63 37.5097. 5 5 5.0098. 10 10 10.00100. 6 11 8.50101. 3 7 5.00102. 10 11; 16 13.50105. 35 61 48.00106. 42 60 51.00107. 15 15 15.00108. 60 157 108.5109. 15 19; 28; 30; 32 31.00110. 15 19; 21; 25; 35 30.00111. 50 52; 70 61.00112. 50 50; 55 52.50113. 15 19; 20 19.50114. 15 15; 22 18.50115. 18 21; 26 23.50116. 55 76; 86 81.00117. 12 12 12.00

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Results for the Club Postal Auction

25th October 2007 (Continued)


118. 10 19; 20 19.50123. 20 25; 25 25.00124. 30 42 36.00125. 45 57 51.00126. 50 67 58.50127. 30 35 32.50128. 80 90; 90 90.00130. 20 26; 35; 36 35.50132. 25 44; 45 44.50133. 20 22 21.00134. 15 15 15.00136. 15 21; 26 23.50137. 15 20; 30 25.00138. 15 15; 20; 28 24.00139. 20 23 21.50144. 70 74 72.00146. 225 255 240.00147. 225 255 240.00148. 9 10; 13 11.50150. 20 20 20.00152. 12 12 12.00153. 10 15 12.50154. 8 11; 12; 13; 30 21.50155. 30 44; 68 51.00156. 30 50 40.00157. 20 25; 25; 43 34.00158. 100 114; 145; 160;

163 161.50159. 15 15 15.00160. 12 20; 20 20.00


161. 10 19; 20; 36 28.00162. 20 45; 58; 62 60.00163. 10 15; 17; 22 19.50164. 9 25 17.00165. 10 10 10.00166. 16 20; 23; 23 23.00167. 17 17; 17 17.00168. 16 16; 21; 30 25.50169. 16 16; 17 16.50170. 16 16; 17 16.50172. 28 42 35.00173. 28 33; 50 41.50174. 22 22 22.00175. 55 72; 73; 87; 92 89.50176. 280 340 310.00178. 240 250 245.00183. 45 55 50.00184. 190 201; 250 225.50187. 28 28 28.00188. 22 39 30.50190. 70 91 80.50191. 26 31 28.50192. 32 33 32.50193. 6 10; 12; 15 13.50194. 8 30 19.00194a. 8 10; 13 11.50195. 12 18 15.00197. 12 22; 23; 25 24.00198. 25 25; 27 26.00

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The next Club Postal Auction will take place on Thursday 14th February 2008

Members are invited to submit their Lots (max. 10) for the next postal auction by posting or delivering by hand up until the 15th December. Please provide clearly, if possible, a full and comprehensive description of your various lots, remembering to note all relevant facts such as makers, dates and interesting features etc and reserve. Also please clearly state your name, address and telephone number. Please never intentionally submit repaired, damaged, burnished or mediocre items, as such will not sell.

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Lot Description Reserve

Catalogue: The Alexander James Coll y English Silver Spoons, 9 February

£

£

1. ection of Earl1979, by Phillips, London, pp103. With sale results. Est. £40-60. Book: York Assay Office & Silversmiths, 1776 – 1858, by Martin Gubbins. Paperback, 1983,

£30 2.

pp 77. (Post £6). Est. £20-30. Book: A Directory of Newcastle Goldsmiths, by Margaret Gill. 1980. pp 378. Privately-bound

£6 3.

hardback, (Post £10). Est. £40-60. Books: Caddy Spoons by John Norie, Hardback, DJ, 1988, pp 292. Caddy Spoons, An

30 4.

Illustrated Supplement by John Norie, Paperback, 1998, pp 80. (Post £10). Est. £70-100 Book: Collecting Irish Silver 1637-1900 by Douglas Bennett. Hardback, 1984, 228pp. (Post

£40 5.

£8.50). Est. £120-150. 110

6. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, York 1857 by James Barber. L-22.3cm; W-67g ~ £50penultimate year of York office, quite good marks, very good gauge and condition. Est. £50-60.

7. George III silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, York 1815, 1816 by James Barber and William£22

Whitwell. L-13.6; W-22g ~ good marks, very good gauge and condition. Est. £25-30.

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8. Exeter, Victorian silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, 1852 by R, J & J. Williams. L-9.5cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20. £10

9. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern mustard spoon, Sheffield 1897 by John Round. L-12.5cm; W-15g. ~ gilded bowl, good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £12

10. George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern salt spoon, London 1791 by Stephen Adams. L-9.8cm; W-9g. ~ wear to bowl and maker’s mark, other marks & condition good. Est. £15-25. £15

11. Pair of George III silver Old English pattern salt spoons, Exeter 1813 by Joseph Goss & Francis Parsons. L-10cm; W-19g. ~ good marks & condition. Est. £25-35. £25

12. Newcastle silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, 1823 by John Walton. L-17.5cm; W-32g. ~ slightly bruised bowl, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £20-30. £15

13. George III silver shell bowl Old English Feather-edge with shoulders teaspoon, London c.1775 by Thomas Northcote. L-12.5cm; W-14g. ~ good marks & condition. Est. £25-35. £20

14. Exeter silver Old English Bright-cut with shoulders pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by William Pearce. L-11.9cm; W-11g. ~ quite good marks, good condition. Est. £25-35. £20

15. Arts & Crafts silver dessert spoon, Birmingham 1918 by A. E. Jones. L-15.8cm; W-24g. ~ wear to maker’s mark but other marks good and in good condition. Est. £30-50. £15

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16. Pair of Russian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, St. Petersburg 1850, assay master P.P. Dmitriyev. Engraved “G.E.Gendt & Co._Narva” (Estonia). L-22.5cm; W-137g. ~ good marks, very good condition. Est. £60-80. £50

17. Maltese silver fiddle pattern teaspoon, Assayed in time of Lt. Gen. Sir Hildebrand Oakes (1st Oct. 1810 – 1st Feb 1820). L-13.6cm; W-24g.~ worn bowl tip & maker’s mark, good assay mark £60

18. Irish silver Fiddle Rattail pattern dessert spoon, Dublin 1829 by ‘WC’. L-17.3cm; W-37g. ~ wear to bowl tip and crest, otherwise very good marks and good condition. Est. £40-50. £40

19. Silver & enamel ‘Britain’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1967 by W. H. Tandy & Sons. L-9.6cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20. £10

20. Silver & enamel ‘Jersey’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1963 by Deacon & Francis. L-12cm; W-14g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £10-20. £10

21. 2 Scottish silver Old English pattern teaspoons with pierced stems. Edinburgh 1959 & 1960 by ‘FH’. L-11.1cm; W-23g. ~ very good marks & condition. Est. £15-25. £15

22. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London 1807 by P & W Bateman. Inscribed “M.T to”. L-12.9cm; W-12g. ~ misplaced marks, bowl bruising & wear, reasonable condition. £20

23. Scottish silver Fiddle & Shell pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh 1835 with ‘P’ mark. L-13.6cm; W-16g. ~ (Vendor attributes it to Perth), good marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £40

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24. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Glasgow 1841, overstruck by A. Coghill. L-13.2cm; W-18g. ~ worn bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-25. £20

25. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon by George Jamieson, with London marks for 1854. L-14.2cm; W-24g. ~ some wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £20-25. £20

26. William IV silver Fiddle pattern sugar spoon, London 1830 by Morris & Michael Emanuel. L-12.3cm; W-21g ~ good marks and good condition. Est. £40-60. £30


27. George III silver Old English with Shoulders tablespoon, London 1778 by Hester Bateman. L-22.3cm; W-68g. ~ small dent in bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £75-90. £70

28. George III, silver Old English pattern snuff spoon, London 1797 by William Eley & William Fearn. L-8.2cm; W-6g. ~ signs of erased engraving, good marks & condition. Est. £40-50. £40

29. William IV silver Fiddle pattern caddy spoon, Birmingham 1833 by Taylor & Perry. L-7.7cm; W-10g. ~ reasonable marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £60-80. £50

30. George III silver ‘Dove of Peace’ Picture-back Hanoverian teaspoon, London c.1770 by Wm. Fearn. L-11.2cm; W-10g. ~ wear to picture, legible marks, otherwise good cond. £20-30. £15

31. George III silver ‘Basket of Flowers’ Picture-back Hanoverian teaspoon, c.1770 by ‘T.D’. L-11.4cm; W-10g. ~ repaired stem obscuring hallmark, good maker’s mark & bowl. Est. £10-20. £10

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32. Silver & enamel ‘Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seaman’s Instn.’ jam spoon, Birmingham 1913 by Mappin & Webb. L-7.7cm; W-35g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £30

33. Irish silver Celtic-point Bright-cut Irish Star pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1805 by ‘JB’. L-23.7cm; W-67g. ~ harp crowned worn, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £50-60. £50

34. Pair of Victorian silver Military Thread pattern dessert spoons, London 1867 by George Adams. L-18cm; W-115g, ~ reasonable marks, otherwise very good condition. Est. £50-70. £45


35. Edwardian silver ‘Arms of Manchester’ dessert spoon, Sheffield 1907 by John Round. L-18.9cm; W-68g. ~ erased inscription, otherwise very good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20

36. Victorian silver-gilt Unknown pattern dessert spoon, London 1856 by Francis Higgins. L-16.4cm; W-53g. ~ very good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £45

37. Newcastle silver Old English pattern tablespoon, 1785, by Langlands & Robertson. L-20.6cm; W-63g. ~ signs of erased initials, otherwise good gauge, marks & condition. Est. £30-45. £25

38. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1729 by Paul Hanet. L19.6cm; W-57g. ~ small dings and wear to bowl and crest, otherwise good maker’s mark. Est. £30-40. £28

39. Pair of Victorian silver ‘Paul de Lamerie’ style table forks, London 1894 by Thomas and Walter Slater & Henry Holland. L-19.1cm; W-150g. ~ good weight, marks & condition. £60-80 £50

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40. Pair of Victorian silver ‘Paul de Lamerie’ style dessert spoons, London 1894 by T and W. Slater & H. Holland. L-16.3cm; W-84g. ~ good weight, marks & condition. Est. £60-80. £50

41. Set of 6 George III silver Bright-cut teaspoons, London 1798 by Solomon Hougham. L-12.9cm; W-78g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £80-90. £75

42. Exeter silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, 1804 by Richard Ferris. L-22.5cm; W-52g. ~ sympathetically erased initials, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £30

43. Exeter silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, 1803 by Joseph Hicks. L-21cm; W-45g. ~ some delaminating and wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £40-55. £30

44. George II silver Shell-back marrow scoop spoon, London 1748 by ‘RH’. L-20.7cm; W-56g. ~ some wear to bowl tip & shell, otherwise very good marks and good condition. Est. £250-280. £235

45. Aberdeen silver Ribbed Hanoverian tablespoon, circa 1775 by Law. L-25.6cm; W-63g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £100-140. £100

46. Scottish silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh c.1750 by Lothian & Robertson. L-19.4cm; W-66g. ~ marks worn, others reasonable condition. Est. £120-140. £115

47. York silver Old English pattern Tablespoon, 1818, by James Barber & William Whitwell. L-22.2cm; W-76g. ~ good marks and very good condition. Est. £75-100. £70

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48. George I Britannia silver Dognose Rattail tablespoon, London 1714 by George Cox. L-20.2cm; W- 53g. ~ small dents to bowl, otherwise reasonable marks & condition. Est. £110-130 £105

49. Victorian silver Fiddle & Thread pattern basting spoon, London 1867 by William Eaton. L-30.6cm; W-158g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £200-220. £185

50. American silver Double-bowled folding medicine spoon, circa 1920 by Tiffany & Co,. L-14.7cm open; W-34g. ~ bent stem, dink to bowl, otherwise good marks & condition. £60-80. £58

51. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern basting spoon, Glasgow 1845 by D. McDonald. L-31.5cm; W-145g. ~ signs of erased initials, wear to hallmarks, otherwise good condition. Est. £80-100. £75

52. Silver Celtic-design pattern caddy spoon, Sheffield 1972 by Cooper Brothers & Son. L-8.9cm; W-13g. ~ registered design, very good marks and condition. Est. £25-30. £20

53. Dumfries silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, 1810-1841 by David Gray. L-13.7cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-25. £20

54. Perth? silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh circa 1800 by R. Keay. L-13.7cm; W-11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-20. £15

55. Greenock silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Glasgow 1826 by John Heron. L-14.3cm; W-24g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-30. £22

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56. Scottish Provincial silver Celtic-point teaspoon, circa 1800, marked ‘II’ 3 times. L-13cm; W-12g. ~ slight nick to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-45 £15

57. Newcastle silver Bright-cut sugar tongs, circa 1810 by Dorothy Langlands. L-14.8cm; W-35g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £15

58. George III silver Old English Bead pattern tablespoon, London 1795 by Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan. L-22.2cm; W-68g. ~ good marks, very good condition. Est. £40-60. £35

59. George III silver Old English Thread pattern tablespoon, London 1793 by John Blake. L-22.4cm; W-65g. ~ good marks and very good condition. Est. £35-55. £30

60. George III silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1753 by Ebenezer Coker. L-20.5cm; W-52g. ~ good marks, very good condition. Est. £50-70. £40

61. George I silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1730 by John Wicks. L-19.8cm; W-62g. ~ obscured but legible marks, very good condition. Ext. £50-70. £48

62. Victorian silver fish/butter knife with engraved blade, Sheffield 1852 by Aaron Hadfield & Sons. L-22.2cm. ~ registration mark on handle, good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £28

63. Pair of George III silver Old English Single-Struck Bead pattern tablespoons, London 1779 by William Turton. L-22cm; W-147g. ~ good marks and gauge, excellent condition. £80-100. £77

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64. George III pierced silver & stained green ivory fish slice, London 1801 by Abstainando King. L –30cm; W-122g. ~ cracks in ivory, otherwise good marks and condition. £120-150. £90

65. George III silver Old English Feather-edge pattern dessert spoon, London 1795 by Solomon Hougham. L- 17.1cm; W-27g. ~ bruised bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-45 £32

66. George III silver Coffin-end pattern tablespoon, London 1817 by George Day. L-21.6cm; W-57g. ~ small dents in bowl and wear to tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £60-70 £55

67. Victorian silver Caddy spoon, Birmingham 1869 by George Unite. L-8.5cm; W-8g. ~ small dents at end of bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £80-100. £55

68. William IV silver Fiddle & Thread pattern caddy spoon, London 1835 by William Eaton. L-9.5cm; W-21g. ~ good marks and gauge, very good condition. £80-100. £77

69. Irish silver Bright-cut Celtic-point salt spoon with fluted bowl, Dublin 1877 possibly by James Smythe. L-9.1cm; W-8g. ~ also marked Waterhouse, good marks and condition. £40-50. £30

70. Pair of Victorian silver Double-struck Fiddle & Shell Salt spoons, London 1840 by William Eaton. L-11.1cm; W-49g. ~ very good marks, gauge and condition. Est. £35-45. £33

71. George III silver Old English pattern Basting spoon, London 1805 by W. Eley & W. Fearn. L-27.9cm; W-106g. ~ with an additional ‘C’ mark, very good marks & condition. Est. £120-150 £80

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72. Edwardian silver ‘Westminster Abbey’ teaspoon, imported 1906 by H. C. Freeman. L-11cm; W-11g. ~ missing finial, 1st year of London import marks, good marks and cond. £10-12 £10

73. Scottish silver Single-struck Kings pattern teaspoon, Glasgow 1833 by David McDonald. L-L14.3cm; W-19g. ~ small dink to bowl otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-25. £18

74. Irish silver Old English pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1800 by Samuel Neville. L-13.7cm; W-19g. ~ good mid-stem marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £25

75. Chinese Export silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, with pseudo marks, circa 1830. L-13.5cm; W-25g. ~ wear to bowl tip otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10


76. Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1740 by Jeremiah King. L-11.8cm; W-13g. ~ reworked bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-25. £16

77. Newcastle, pair of George III silver Fiddle & Shell pattern teaspoons with Union Shell heel, 1824, by J. Walton. L-14cm; W-40g.~ dents to one bowl, otherwise good marks & cond. £25-40 £24

78. Irish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1806 by Samuel Neville. L-22.2cm; W-56g. ~ repair to bowl, otherwise good condition, excellent marks. Est. £25-30. £25

79. Irish silver Fiddle pattern Tablespoon, Dublin 1813 by James Keating, retailed by Gardiner., L-24.3cm; W-69g. ~ Defaced ‘Brown’ mark, otherwise good marks and condition. £40-60. £32

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80. Newcastle silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, 1824, by Christian & David Reid. L-22.2cm; W-65g. ~ small dent in bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-45. £30

81. George III silver Old English pattern Tablespoon, London 1778 by ‘WC’. L-20.7cm; W-53g. ~ minor bruises to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-45. £35

82. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London 1799 by Peter & Ann Bateman. L-13.2cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £12

83. Sheffield silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, 1836, by Patrick Leonard of Salford. L-13.2cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £12


84. Georgian silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern teaspoon, London? c.1760 by ‘TJ’, with French import marks. L-11.5cm; W-12g. ~ only maker’s mark clear, good condition. Est. £20-30. £20

85. George III silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1770 by Marmaduke Daintry L-11.6cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £15

86. Jersey silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, circa 1825 by Thomas de Gruchy. L-21.5cm; W-49g. ~ minor bump to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. £90-120. £80

87. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1769 by Thomas & William Chawner. L-21.6cm; W-66g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-55. £25

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88. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1755 by Ebenezer Coker. L-20.6cm; W-52g. ~ minor bump to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £27

89. George II silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1757 by Paul Callard. L21.1cm; W-66g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £20

90. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1819 by Sarah Purver. L-22.5cm; W-65g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £15

91. Set of 4 Victorian silver Apostle dessert spoons with gilt bowls, London 1861 & 1862 by George Adams. L-14cm; W-112g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £80-100. £70

92. Set of 4 Victorian silver ‘Lion & Shield’ pattern dessert spoons with gilt bowls, London 1862 by George Adams. L-13.7cm; W-102g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £80-100. £60

93. Pair of Victorian silver ‘Naturalistic?’ serving spoons, London 1864 by G. Adams & Sheffield. 1868 by Martin Hall. L-19.3cm; W-109g. ~ gilt bowls, v. good marks & cond. £70-90 £60

94. Silver ‘golfer’ teaspoon with golf club stem, Birmingham 1930 by William James Dingley. L-11.9cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £24

95. Silver ‘Golf Club & Ball’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1933 by Barker Brothers Silversmiths Ltd. L-11.3cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £20

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96. Silver & enamel ‘Priory Church, Malvern’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1929, A. J. Bailey & Son. L-11.7cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-45. £24

97. Edwardian ‘Liverpool’ teaspoon with Liver Bird Finial and Armorial Heel, Chester 1907 by Latham & Morton. L-12.2cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-40. £15

98. Silver & enamel ‘Trinidad’ teaspoon with picture bowl and Armorial finial. L-13.6cm; W-25g. ~ not marked, good condition. Est. £20-30. £15

99. Edwardian silver ‘Edward VII Coronation’ teaspoon with Crown finial. Birmingham 1901 by Levi & Salaman. L-10.5cm; W-9g. ~ good marks and condition. £35-50. £25

100. Edwardian silver & photo-enamel ‘Prince of Wales & Princess Mary’ teaspoon, Birm. 1908 by Horton & Allday. L-12.6cm; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-90. £45

101. Edwardian silver ‘Prince of Wales’ Teaspoon with crest on bowl & finial of feathers, London 1903 by Barnard & Sons Ltd. L-11.4cm; W-21g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £18

102. Russian silver teaspoon with decorated bowl, Moscow c. 1870. L-12.3cm; W-19g. ~ marks overlap stem but should be decipherable with study, good condition. Est. £25-40. £22

103. George III silver Kings pattern spice sifter, London 1819 by John & Henry Lias. L- 13cm; W-34g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £28

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104. George III silver Bead pattern marrow scoop, London 1777 by Trevillion Taylor. L-22cm; W-44g. ~ excellent marks, very good condition. Est. £160-220. £135

105. Victorian silver-gilt Bird’s Claw sugar/ice nips,. London 1863 by George Adams. L-13.8; W-66g. ~ good marks, very good condition, excellent quality. Est. £300-350. £285

106. Victorian silver & ivory sardine fork, Birmingham 1881 by George Unite. L-14.5cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £20

107. Set of 6 George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, London 1789 by George Gray. L-12.6cm; W-95g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £90-120. £85

108. Victorian silver-gilt childs fork, Sheffield 1874 by Aaron Hadfield. L-14.9cm; W-21g. ~ gilding faint, good marks and condition. Est. £10-20. £2

109. Dutch .835 silver & porcelain ‘Windmill’ teaspoon, 1968. L-11.1cm; W-13g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £8-16.

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110. Irish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1752 by Henry Billing. L21.7cm; W- 79g. ~ good marks, very good condition. Est. £150-175. £125

111. Pair of Irish silver Old English pattern tablespoons, Dublin 1778 by John Kelly. L21.2cm; W-130g. ~ excellent marks, good condition. Est. £200-240. £180

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112. James II silver Trefid spoon, London 1679 by J. Smith. L-9.1cm; W-53g. ~ re-worked bowl, otherwise very good marks, good condition. Est. £500-550. £480

113. William III silver Trefid spoon, London c.1695 by Thomas Allen. L-19.3cm; W-57g. ~ date letter rubbed, other marks decipherable, otherwise good condition. Est. £350-400. £330

114. William III Britannia-silver Trefid Tablespoon, London 1701 by Lawrence Coles. L-18.8cm; W-41g. ~ marks only just decipherable, otherwise good condition. Est. £275-325. £260

115. Aberdeen silver Hanoverian Tablespoon, circa 1740 by George Cooper. L-20cm; W-67g. ~ marks worn but legible, erasure has affected top of stem, otherwise good cond. Est. £120-140. £120

116. Two George III silver Onslow pattern Sauce Ladles, London 1755 & 1762 by Wm. Cripps. L-18cm; W-110g. ~ one has stem repair & obscured maker, otherwise good condition. £250-300. £220

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117. Queen Anne Britannia-silver Dognose tablespoon, London c.1705. L-19.6cm; W-48g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise decipherable marks and good condition. Est. £160-180. £160

118. William & Mary silver Trefid teaspoon, London c. 1695 by ‘SH’ or ‘HS’. L-10.8cm; W-10g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £150-200. £125

119. George IV silver Quilted pattern tablespoon, London 1825 by William Chawner. L-21.6cm; W-101g. ~ good marks, very good gauge and condition. £150-200. £150

120. George III silver Scallop & Scroll-back Hanoverian tablespoon, London 1779 by Sumner & Crossley. L-21.7cm; W-72g. ~ wear to scroll, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-75. £45

121. George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, London 1803 by ‘SH’. L-20.3cm; W-44.9g. ~ 2 small dents to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £35

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122. Victorian silver Apostle sugar sifter with gilt bowl, London 1857 by James Franklin. L-17.5cm; W-46g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £50

123. Victorian silver Albert pattern table fork, London 1846 by Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater. L-21.2cm; W-102g. ~ good marks and condition, a large table fork.. Est. £50-70. £45

124. Victorian silver engraved sugar tongs, London 1878 by George Adams. L-14.5cm; W 44g. ~ good spring, marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £30

125. Russian silver Fiddle pattern sugar sifter with gilded bowl, Moscow 1880 by ‘ПЕ’. L-14.3cm W-36g. ~ good condition and marks. Est. £ 40-60. £35

126. German .800 grade silver-gilt & enamel ‘Rome’ teaspoon, circa 1900 by ‘SM’. L-10.7cm; W-12g. ~ stain on enamel above St Peter’s, otherwise good condition. Est. £ 20-30. £18

127. Continental .800 silver-gilt & enamel ‘Bern Munster’ teaspoon with figural finial, circa 1900. L-12.9cm; W-18g. ~ good condition. Est. £ 20-30. £18

128. Edwardian silver ‘Exeter Cathedral’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1900 by John Round. L-11.6cm; W-27g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £ 20-30. £18

129. Silver & enamel ‘Aberystwyth Devil’s Bridge’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1911 by Levi and Salaman. L-11.5cm; W-15g. ~ wear to enamel, otherwise good marks and condition. £ 20-30. £18

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130. Victorian silver Admiralty pattern dessert spoon, London 1860 by J. S. Hunt of Hunt & Roskell. L-18cm; W-61g. ~ good marks, very good condition. Est. £100-140. £75

131. Georgian silver Basket of Flowers Picture-back teaspoon, Lon. c.1760 by ‘WC’. L-12.1cm; W-13g. ~ slight knocks to bowl ,minor wear to picture, otherwise good marks & cond. £50-70. £45

132. German .800 silver decorative dessert fork, probably late 19th century. L-18cm; W-51g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10


133. Edwardian silver Jam spoon, Birmingham 1905 by J. Heath & J. Middleton. L-11.4cm; W-10g. ~ minor wear to maker’s mark, otherwise very good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10

134. Pair of George II silver fancy-back teaspoons, London c.1750 by Roger Hare. L-10.2cm; W-13g. ~ one bowl with dinks, slight wear to pictures, otherwise good marks & condition. £30-50. £20

135. Set of 6 George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, London 1793 by Samuel Davenport. L-11.6cm; W-65g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £90-120. £70

136. Irish silver fancy front & back Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1775 by John Pittar. L-12.5cm; W-12g. ~ minor wear to picture, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20

137. Pair of Italian silver ‘Hanoverian Scottish Fiddle’ style teaspoons, Rome, 18th century? L-14cm; W-60g. ~ marks decipherable, slight wear to bowl tips otherwise good condition. £40-60. £30

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138. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern dessert fork, London 1853 by George Adams. L-17.5cm; W-49g. ~ wear to tine tips, otherwise good condition and good marks. Est. £15-25. £15

139. George I silver Old English Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1722 by John Montgomery? L-20cm; W-41g.~ worn but decipherable date letter, otherwise good marks & condition. £35-55 £25

140. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1759 by Joseph Bell II. L-20.5cm; W-51g. ~ worn but decipherable date letter, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. 55-75. £45

141. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1802 by William Sumner. L-22.3cm; W-58g. ~ slightly bruised bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20


142. George IV silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, London 1822 by William Eaton. L-22.6cm; W-85g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £25

143. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, London 1847 by Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater. L-22.2cm; W-72g. ~ very good marks and good condition. Est. £30-40. £20

144. Shetland silver ‘St. Ninians Isle’ caddy spoon, by ‘SS’. L-5.4cm; W-7g. ~ light in weight, good marks and condition/ Est. £70-120. £20

145. Irish silver Caddy spoon with finial of Glenisheen Collar, Dublin 1973 by ‘O’C’ L-7-6cm; W-33g. ~special assay mark celebrating Irish entry to EU, (see: Finial, Volume 17/02), excellent marks and condition. Est. £75-120. £45

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146. Ballater silver & paste amethyst pickle fork, by William Robb with marks for Edinburgh 1913. L-9.8cm; W-6g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £50-70. £35

147. Ballater silver & paste citrine pickle fork, by William Robb, with Edinburgh marks for 1913. L-9.5cm; W-5g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £50-70. £35

148. Canongate silver sugar tongs with shell bowls, circa 1780 by W. Craw. L-13.2cm; W-28g. ~ mark struck twice, good marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £65

149. William III Britannia-silver Beaded Rattail Trefid Spoon, London 1698 by Lawrence Coles. L-19.8cm; W-64g. ~ Initialled ‘EP’ within 9 stars, excellent maker’s mark & date letter, other marks readable, good bowl, gauge, colour and condition, a good all round spoon. Est. £600-700. £450

150. William & Mary silver Lace-ribbed Rattail Trefid Spoon, London 1691 by Adam King. L-19.7cm; W-57g. ~ later initials ‘W’ over ‘S.S’ over 1732, good colour, marks and condition, a sensible reserve. Est.£300-400. £220.

151. York silver Old English pattern Teaspoon, 1803 by Hampston, Prince & Cattles. L-13cm; W-16g. ~ very good marks, good condition. Est. £25-30. £20

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152. Pair of George III silver Tea-plant Picture-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c. 1770, one by Robert Sallam, other by William Worthington. L-12cm; W-26g. ~ one maker’s mark worn, otherwise good pictures, marks & condition Est. £80-120. £40

153. Three silver Basket of flowers Picture-back Hanoverian teaspoons, Lon. c.1770. L-11.8cm; W-34g. ~ rubber ‘burns’ to stems, only one with maker’s mark, otherwise good cond. £60-80 £60

154. William IV silver Old English pattern basting spoon, London 1831 by William Chawner. L-30.7cm; W-119g. ~ worn but decipherable marks, good condition. Est. £90-120. £75

155. George IV silver Kings Husk pattern basting spoon, London 1824 by Charles Eley. L-30.7cm; W-197g. ~ good marks, gauge and condition. Est. £100-120. £80

156. German silver & finely turned ebony handled punch ladle with gilded bowl, Hamburg c.1875, L-43cm; W-90g. ~ engraved ‘C.P’ over 1876 on base of bowl, good marks & condition. £70-95. £45

157. George II silver toasting fork with wooden handle, circa 1750, not marked. L-12.7cm; W-58g. ~ possible later silver terminal, otherwise good condition. Est. £80-100. £80

158. George III silver pierced dessert spoon, London 1790, no maker’s mark. L-16cm; W-25g. ~ slightly bruised bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-70. £35

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159. George III silver Old English pattern sifter spoon, circa 1775 by unascribed maker ‘TH’. L-13.2cm; W-18g. ~ maker’s marks struck twice, good condition. Est. £45-60. £36

160. Pair of George IV silver Kings pattern tablespoons, London 1821 by R. Peppin. L-22.6cm; W-191g. ~ minor wear at rear, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £34

161. Pair of George IV silver Old English pattern tablespoons, London 1827 by James Beebe. L-22.2cm; W-127g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-75. £45

162. Set of 4 Victorian silver Fiddle pattern salt spoons with gilt bowls, London 1862 by Charles Boyton. L-10.5; W-61g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £50-60. £40

163. Silver & enamel ‘Coronation Anointing’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1936 by Walker & Hall. L-11.1cm; W-16g. ~ slight wear to enamel, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £8

164. Silver & enamel ‘Old Coulsdon Bowling Club’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1938 by ‘H W M’. L-11.5cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £8

165. Silver ‘Victoria Jubilee’ teaspoon with Victoria finial, London 1896 by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd. L-10.9cm; W-8g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20. £8

166. Large Victorian silver & ivory cake/serving fork, Sheffield 1891 by Henry Wilkinson & Co. L-21.3cm; W-63g. ~ one crack in ivory, otherwise very good marks and condition. Est. £20-40. £12

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167. York silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, 1843, by J. Barber & W. North. L-12.8cm; W-15g. ~ wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £12-30. £8

168. Victorian silver & ivory pickle fork, Sheffield 1885 by Mappin & Webb. L-6.6cm; W-23g. ~ tiny crack in ivory handle, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-30. £10

169. Pair of Georgian silver Shell-bowled Hanoverian pattern salt shovels, London c.1760. L-9.2-cm; W-12g. ~ one bowl with 2 splits, worn makers marks, otherwise good condition. £20-30. £14

170. Georgian silver sugar nips with facetted finger rings and shell bowl, London c.1750 by ‘I.?’. L-12.5cm; W-38g. ~ old repair to arm, otherwise good condition. Est. £40-60. £28

171. Victorian cast silver Naturalistic pattern salt spoon, London 1863 by Charles & George Fox. L-9.8cm; W-22g. ~ remains of gilding, good marks & condition. Est. £45-75. £24

172. Victorian cast silver Naturalistic pattern salt spoon, London 1838 by Robert Garrard. L-9.9cm; W-26g. ~ two leopard’s heads, remains of gilding, good marks & condition. Est. £45-75. £24

173. Edwardian silver Old English Bead pattern soup spoon, Sheffield 1909 by Walker & Hall. L-19.7cm; W-73g. ~ wear to engraved initial, otherwise excellent marks & condition. Est. £25-35. £15

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The next Club Postal Auction will take place

on Thursday 14th February 2008 Members are invited to submit their Lots (max. 10) for the next postal auction by posting or delivering by hand up until the 15th December. Please provide clearly a full and comprehensive description, if possible, of your various lots, remembering to note all relevant facts such as makers, dates and interesting features etc and reserve. Also please clearly state your name, address and telephone number. Please never intentionally submit repaired, damaged, burnished or mediocre items, as such will not sell. Vendors • Commissioned is charged at 10% (plus VAT on the commission) of the sale price. • Vendors are paid when we have received payment; please note that there may be a delay in

settlement where lots have been purchased by overseas members, or where a lot has been rejected by a U.K. member thus necessitating a further offer to an under bidder.

• Items for which no bids have been received will be posted back to you, and charged £6.00 for postage & packing.

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First Tuesday On the first Tuesday of every month, members and friends are welcome to join us for tea & coffee upstairs at 26 Burlington Arcade anytime between 3.00pm and 5.30pm. Come and meet other members and discuss the latest topics in the Finial!!! and any new ones you may have.

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Contributions

Just a reminder that The Finial is your forum. If you are thinking of writing an article, can answer a query, need help identifying a

hallmark or have a question or comment, send it in!

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please contact us and we will send it to you. (Back copies £6.00 each)

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Yearly subscription to The Finial UK - £39.00

Europe (including Eire) - £43.00; N. America - £47.00; Australia - £49.00

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The Finial is the illustrated journal of “The Silver Spoon Club of Great Britain” Published by ‘Daniel Bexfield Antiques’

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Documents

…The Finial… - Fine Antique Silver & Objects of Vertu · The spoon has a very clear London date mark for 1702/3, the maker being Lawrence Jones. Length 19.2cm; weight 68g. The