DESCRIPTION |
Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern picture back tea spoon with the extremely rare bagpipes. See Pickford's Silver Flatware page 214 fig. 389 for an identical example. Original initials to the back of the terminal and a good, thick bowl. |
| SILVERSMITH |
Benjamin Mordecai (possibly). |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
circa 1770 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
12 |
| SIZE in INCHES |
length: 4 3/4 |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
good, no repairs or erasures. |
MAJOR FAULTS |
none |
MINOR FAULTS |
some wear to the bagpipes and the terminal appears to have been used as a tyre lever. |
| BACK | Price £65 | SOLD | Item Number: M3375 |
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