A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver tablespoon, London 1703 by Edward Gibson (free. 14th Nov 1690)

A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver tablespoon, London 1703 by Edward Gibson (free. 14^th Nov 1690)

Trefid pattern, probably converted from Dognose pattern. Oval bowl with moulded rat tail heel. The terminal engraved with contemporaneous initials A*G in Roman script. Fully marked.

Length – 19.7 cm / 7.75 inches

Weight – 43 grams / 1.38 ozt

a dognose spoon of 1702 by the same maker, sold Woolley and Wallis, 30 Oct 2018, lot 942 (£600 hammer)