Silver - 30th July 2008

Lot 224

A rare set of twelve early George II silvergilt dessert spoons

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £900

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Description

A rare set of twelve early George II silvergilt dessert spoons, decorated Hanoverian pattern with single drops and wavy borders, engraved initial 'B' below an Earls coronet, unmarked, London c.1735, 27oz. (12) *Literature see Pickford, I: Silver Flatware, English, Irish and Scottish 1660-1980, pp 84 and 87 for details of the pattern and illustrations of two very similar spoons, where Pickford notes 'This sort of design, one would expect from Paul De Lamerie'.