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A James II trefid tablespoon, by Robert Barbedour of Jersey circa 1690, initialled {MAL} .
Price: £2,800.00

A tablespoon with identically shaped terminal (but different initials) by Robert Barbedour, in the collection of the Societe Jersiaise, is shown in Plate 8 of C. T. Mayne's 'Old Channel Islands Silver' (1969).

A Queen Anne dognose tablefork with four tines, made by Pierre Harrache I in London in 1705, crested with an arm embowed in armour holding a cross crosslet .
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The earliest known hallmarked English silver fork is the Manners fork of 1632 now in the Victoria and Albert Museum (see stock number 6449 on https://www.schredds.com/fork.htm). These appear to have been made as single items whereas forks made from the late seventeenth century onwards were made as part of larger flatware sets. In Simon Moore's Cutlery for the Table (1999) p.192, he refers to the 1669 accounts of Dame Margaret Prujean which include "12 Four Tyned Forks weighing xxiii ounces ii dwt at Vs 11d ounce" costing £5 19s 4d. He goes on to write that "although four tined forks were not generally produced until the 1760s, 'some..forks were made with three or four tines' ".

A Queen Anne Dognose dessert fork made in London in 1705 by Lawrence Coles, crested with a griffin or eagle's head and initialled {CF} for a member of the Feld, Fettiplace, Firth, Fontaine, Forbes or Fotheringham families.

Price: £995.00

A William III and Mary II trefid teaspoon with engraved decoration (including a human face) by Thomas Tysoe of London, circa 1690.

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Thomas Tysoe, son of John Tysoe a yeoman of Buckland in Gloucestershire, was apprenticed to Nathaniel Brassey on 31st July 1674. He was part of the wider spoonmaking circle of the King family- Brassey was apprenticed to Robert King, Tysoe's brother John was apprenticed to John King and then turned over to his brother Robert. Finally Nathaniel Brassey's son John was apprenticed to John Tysoe. The Goldsmiths' Company records show that Thomas Tysoe was working in Gracechurch Street by July 1683.

A Scandinavian silver-gilt spoon with ball shaped filigree finial (perhaps Swedish), circa 1700.
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A George I Hanoverian pattern tablespoon with rat-tail made in London in 1718 (unusually struck in error with two leopard's heads rather than a leopard's head and a figure of Britannia) by Henry Clarke, initialled {M [over IE}.

Price: £365.00

In 1718 the punches at the London Assay Office were still individual ones and the official who hallmarked this spoon made two clear impressions of the same punch.

A Danish Frederick IV silver-gilt dognose tablespoon made circa 1700 by Steffen Ludvigsen Lemmick of Aalborg (1677-1745).

Price: £345.00

Steffen Ludvigsen Lemmick was born in 1677, made a burgher of Aalborg in 1699, an elder in 1704 and died in 1745. Among the few pieces apparently noted by Lemmick are a wafer box of 1703 at St. Katharine's church in Hjorring (just over 30 miles from Aalborg) and a tablespoon in the Danish Folk Museum.

A dognose teaspoon, by {ID (over) P}, London circa 1700, crested for Fraser. This maker was assumed to be of Huguenot origin but previously unidentified.
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A reasonable candidate for the mark is Jacques du Portail listed as 'de Paris Orfevre' who is recorded on the list of those receiving charity from Queen Anne's Bounty between 1715 and 1717 aged 68 and being resident at St. Martin's Lane (see p. 549 of Evans' Huguenot Goldsmiths, published in 1933).

A William III Dognose snuffspoon by William Mathew of London circa 1695, initialled {M}.

Price: £325.00

A George I Hanoverian pattern tablespoon with rat-tail, by Charles Jackson London 1720 (Sterling standard), crested for Hunloke.
Price: £285.00

A George I Hanoverian pattern dessertspoon with rat-tail made in London in 1714 by David Willaume I , crested with a bird.

Price: £275.00

The Willaume family were prominent members of the Huguenot community in London in the late 17th century. David Willaume I (1658-c.1741) arrived in England following the revocation of the edict of Nantes, that had guaranteed the rights of Protestants in France (or Huguenots), in 1685. He is recorded in London by 1686 and married Marie Mettayer in 1690. In 1693 he received his freedom of the Goldsmiths' Company and appears to have retired around 1728. The family produced many important pieces for the elite (including wine coolers for the Duke of Devonshire) and prospered, becoming involved in banking like many major goldsmiths. They became landowners- purchasing the manor of Tingrith in Bedfordshire that they and their heirs retained into the 20th century.

A George I Hanoverian tablespoon with rat-tail, by Isaac Dalton or Isaac Davenport London 1712, initialled {JB} .
Price: £245.00

The maker's mark on this spoon, despite being very clearly struck, does not appear to be either of those registered for prominent spoonmakers Isaac Dalton (marks 438-439 in Grimwade) or Isaac Davenport (marks 432-434 in Grimwade). Davenport was apprenticed to known spoonmaker Thomas Allen in 1689, claimed his freedom in 1696 and registered his first mark the following year. Dalton was apprenticed to Davenport in 1699, claimed his freedom in 1709 and registered his first mark in 1711. This mark could therefore have been used by either spoonmaker.

A George I Hanoverian pattern tablespoon with rat-tail, by Henry Clarke London 1713 engraved with the original arms of Delamere or Strange and a later crest of Berry with a Baronets badge below for William Ewart Berry (1879-1954) .
Price: £245.00

This spoon was one of a service purchased by William Ewart Berry (1879-1954) between 1921, when he was created a Baronet, and 1929 when he was promoted to the peerage as Baron Camrose (a Viscountcy followed in 1941).

William Ewart Berry was the second son of John Matthias Berry, an auctioneer in Merthyr Tydfil and Mayor from 1911-1912. The eldest son , Seymour (1877-1928), was involved in the family business and was created Baron Buckland in 1926 and William and his younger brother, Gomer both became proprietors of national newspapers and became peers (Gomer was created Baron Kemsley in 1936 and a Viscount in 1945). William established his own newspaper, Advertising World, in 1901 before founding The War Illustrated in 1914 (it was published until 1919 and again from 1939-1947) . In 1924 William, his younger brother and Sir Edward Iliffe (later Lord Iliffe) founded Allied Newspapers and purchased many titles. This venture was followed by the purchase of the Daily Telegraph (founded in 1855) in 1927 and the Morning Post which was purchased 10 years later and amalgamated with the Daily Telegraph the same year . The family continued to run the newspaper until its purchase by Robert Maxwell's Mirror Group in 1986.

In 1946 William was the leading member of the syndicate that purchased Sir Winston Churchill's home, Chartwell, and presented it to the National Trust. It was to be transferred to them after the death of both Sir Winston and Lady Churchill but Lady Churchill did not choose to stay there as a widow and it opened to the public in 1966.

A George I Hanoverian pattern dessertspoon with rat-tail made in London circa 1715 by IDP (attributed to Jacques Du Portail), crested with a lion rampant crowned .

Price: £235.00

This mark does not appear in the Goldsmiths' Company records but has now been ascribed to Jacques du Portail listed as 'de Paris Orfevre' who is recorded on the list of those receiving charity from Queen Anne's Bounty between 1715 and 1717 aged 68 and being resident at St. Martin's Lane (see p. 549 of Evans' Huguenot Goldsmiths, published in 1933).

A George I Hanoverian tablespoon with rat-tail, by Edward Jennings London 1719, crested for Wodehouse .
Price: £225.00

George V replicas of the Manners spoon and fork (made in 1631 by Richard Crosse) assayed in Sheffield in 1931 (fork) and 1933 (spoon) by Thomas Bradbury and Sons, engraved with the Manners and Montagu crests found on the original fork and spoon .
Price: £220.00

The original "Manners Fork" made in London in 1632 by Richard Crosse is the earliest recorded silver fork made by an English workshop and is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. They purchased it in 1923 from the London-based dealer, Walter H. Wilson, for £100. The crests on this fork are copied from the original and are those of John Manners (1604-1679), future 8th Earl of Rutland, and his wife Frances Montagu (1613-1671) whom he married in 1628. He inherited Haddon Hall, in Derbyshire in 1623. In 1924 the Curator of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum recorded in the notes for this fork that the matching spoon had recently been discovered under one of the floors of Haddon Hall.

A Britannia standard Hanoverian tablespoon with rat-tail, made in London in 1722 probably by John Millington, initialled {AE*S} .
Price: £215.00

From 1697-1720 it was compulsory to use 'Britannia Standard' silver (958 parts of silver per 1000).  After 1720 some makers, usually although not exclusively those of Huguenot extraction, continued to use it. This spoon is such an example.

A George I Hanoverian tablespoon with rat-tail with Victorian Hanoverian terminal originally made in London in 1715 by Henry Clarke and the terminal hallmarked in 1880 by Hunt and Roskell.

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The terminal on this spoon, although Hanoverian, is not in the style used in the first quarter of the 18th century. It was replaced in 1880 with one in the style then in use. This is an unusual practice but the spoon was damaged, a likely cause, and Hunt and Roskell seem to have been very law abiding. The extent of the new end was large enough both to class as an addition and to require hallmarking- Hunt and Roskell complied, as few did, with this regulation and completed the piece in the same Britannia standard silver as used in the original manufacture. Although the original Britannia standard punches (compulsory from 1697 and 1720 and an option after that) lasted well they were replaced on the increase in the use of Britannia standard in the last quarter of the 19th century. This spoon carries impressions of both sets.

A George V copy of an apostle spoon with St. Nicholas finial and inscription, made in London in 1912 by Skinner and Company .

Price: £155.00

In 1953 Commander and Mrs. How described the original spoon made in London in 1528, from which this example was copied, as 'with the exception of the Coronation Spoon, this massive silver-gilt example is probably the most famous of all English spoons'. In 1902 the original was sold at auction for £690 (a record price at the time) and is now in the collection of the Marquess of Bute. It is the only recorded example of a St. Nicholas finial, although the modelling of the finial suggests a 15th century origin so others presumably existed at one time.

St. Nicholas (reputedly 270-343) was an early Christian Bishop of Greek descent and is recorded as having been present at the Council of Nicea in 325. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, students in various cities and countries around Europe and, finally, of children. His early association with secret gift-giving lead to a tradition of presents being given to children on the anniversary of his death (6th December) and he gradually became absorbed into Santa Claus or Father Christmas.

A George V copy of the Manners fork made in London in 1933 by Blackmore and Fletcher, engraved with the crests of Manners and Montagu from the original fork of 1632.

Price: £145.00

The original "Manners Fork", made in London in 1632 by Richard Crosse, is the earliest recorded hallmarked silver fork made by an English workshop and is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. They purchased it in 1923 from the London-based dealer, Walter H. Wilson, for £100. The crests on this fork are copied from the original and are those of John Manners (1604-1679), future 8th Earl of Rutland, and his wife Frances Montagu (1613-1671) whom he married in 1628. He inherited Haddon Hall, in Derbyshire in 1623. In 1924 the Curator of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum recorded in the notes for this fork that the matching spoon had recently been discovered under one of the floors of Haddon Hall.

A Charles II latten trefid dessertspoon circa 1675, with a maker's mark struck in the bowl WHITE above three spoons.

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Latten is an alloy of copper and zince, closely resembling brass, and is often found (as on this spoon) with tinning. This was done to make the resulting products, made for both ecclesiastical and lay use, resemble silver. Latten objects are found dating from the 15th century and in 1400 a 'candelabrum de laton' can be found in a surviving inventory. The style of this spoon suggests a provincial origin- as does the placement of the maker's mark.

A George I Hanoverian pattern teaspoon with rat-tail made in London circa 1715 by Thomas Spackman.

Price: £135.00

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A George I Hanoverian pattern teaspoon with rat-tail and a prominent front rib made in London circa 1715 by William Scarlett, initialled {EC}.

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