Silver - 25th July 2007

Lot 190

A George III picture-back teaspoon

Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £120

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Description

A George III picture-back teaspoon, Hanoverian, with a bird on an open cage and "I Love Liberty" * maker's mark (worn) and lion passant only, London c.1765. *Probably in sympathy with the politician/agitator who was arrested in 1763 under a warrant against his anti government newspaper, "The North Briton".