| INDEX | ALL SILVER |
| DESCRIPTION | Scarce antique English Georgian solid sterling silver fancy back mote spoon in fantastic original condition and exceptionally good hallmarks for this type of item. |
| SILVERSMITH | RH, registered mark likely to be in the lost smallworkers book 1739 to 1758. From the 1730s we have Roger Hare (spoonmaker) and Robert Humphreys (smallworker). |
| DATE or HALLMARK | mid 18th century, mote spoons of this period never had a date letter. There was no legal requirement for it and scant space to strike upon. I had a Hanoverian fancy back table spoon with the same RH maker that had a clear date letter for 1755. |
| ASSAY OFFICE | London |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | 8 |
| LENGTH | 5", 128mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | exceptionally good, no repairs, not recently polished and very pleasingly patinated, one of the best that I have seen in a very long time, black spot inside bowl in image 3 is camera lens reflection |
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| SOLD |
| Price £139 |
| item number m8819 |
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