Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018
Lot 762
A George III provincial silver Old English pattern basting spoon
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £450
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Description
A George III provincial silver Old English pattern basting spoon,
by Richard Richardson IV, Chester 1788,
the terminal with a crest, length 30.8cm, approx. weight 3.1oz.
Provenance: purchased from Kayes of Chester in 1993.
In Maurice Ridgway's book, Chester Silver 1837-1962 with special reference to The Chester Duty Books 1784-1840, it mentions on page 96 that this maker made seventeen gravy spoons in this year.
The crest is that of Abercorne, Baker, Innes, Wynn and other families.