A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver tablespoon, London 1702 by Thomas Allan (reg. April 1697)

Dog nose pattern, oval bowl with rat tail, the terminal with engraved contemporaneous initials S over I * M, in Roman script, later adapted to be C over C*M, the front later engraved with a 19^th century crest of a spur with wings. Fully marked.

Length – 19.9 cm / 7.75 inches

Weight – 71 grams / 2.28 ozt

Collection of Anthony Aston Smith (1929-2010)