OLD SILVER SPOON

[niceguy1]

HI

Not sure where to post this one. A little tea spoon, seems to have the hallmark struck twice with one strike being slightly elongated.

Sorry for the images but the marks are poorly struck.

Thank you

[dognose]

Hi Niceguy,

The pattern is known as 'Old English Feather Edge with Shoulders', it made its appearance in the late 1760's, but the fashion was a very short-lived one and it had mostly disappeared after the early 1770's. With such a short life of this style, I suspect it very likely that it is London made, even if it is lacking an official mark. At this period of time, one of the registers, that of the Largeworkers (Largeworkers also made small items), is missing, and it is possible that your mark may be one of the entries in that register, but let's wait to hear the thoughts of others.

It would be great if you could attempt to capture a really clear high definition close-up of the marks.

Trev.