A George I provincial Britannia standard silver dessert spoon, Exeter 1716, makers mark obliterated

A George I provincial Britannia standard silver dessert spoon, Exeter 1716, makers mark obliterated

Trefid pattern, oval bowl with incised and beaded rat tail, the terminal with prick dot engraved contemporaneous initials CB with a dotted circle between, and 1718 above. Marked to stem.

Length – 17.2 cm / 6.75 inches

Weight – 26 grams / 0.84 ozt

Collection of Anthony Aston Smith (1929-2010), bought from Christie’s 26^th July 1960 (part-lot £14)