A pair of silver-gilt fiddle thread teaspoons with unusual thread heel, by Paul Storr London 1816, crested for George, Viscount Deerhurst (future 8th Earl of Coventry),
Price: £490.00
                                                                                                    George William Coventry (1784-1843) was, as eldest son and heir to the 7th Earl of Coventry, styled Viscount Deerhurst from 1809 until he acceded to the Earldom in 1831. He married Lady Emma Susan Lygon, daughter of the 1st Earl Beauchamp, in 1808 and, following her death Lady Mary Beauclerk, daughter of the 6th Duke of St. Albans, who had a dowry of £100,000. However he is often better known for his pursuit of the 13-year-old Sophia Dubouchet (the future Lady Berwick). Sophia's sister, the more famous courtesan, Harriette Wilson, reveals much about this in her memoirs including the fact that Deerhurst was 'a most profligate nobleman... [who] was unusually sparing of soap and water ... He dresses completely before he touches water'.

A 'Darby Patent' bright-cut teaspoon by William Darby Sheffield 1785 .
Price: £345.00
                                                                                                                  In 1785 Sheffield silversmith William Darby patented 'a new method of mufacturing spoons and other articles'. This was, in essence, an early example of mass production. However only around 40 pieces bearing his mark have been recorded, all of which are hallmarked for 1785.

A silver-gilt fiddle thread teaspoon with unusual thread heel, by Paul Storr London 1816, crested for George, Viscount Deerhurst (future 8th Earl of Coventry),.
Price: £245.00
                                                                                                   George William Coventry (1784-1843) was, as eldest son and heir to the 7th Earl of Coventry, styled Viscount Deerhurst from 1809 until he acceded to the Earldom in 1831. He married Lady Emma Susan Lygon, daughter of the 1st Earl Beauchamp, in 1808 and, following her death Lady Mary Beauclerk, daughter of the 6th Duke of St. Albans, who had a dowry of £100,000. However he is often better known for his pursuit of the 13-year-old Sophia Dubouchet (the future Lady Berwick). Sophia's sister, the more famous courtesan, Harriette Wilson, reveals much about this in her memoirs including the fact that Deerhurst was 'a most profligate nobleman... [who] was unusually sparing of soap and water ... He dresses completely before he touches water'.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      

An oar-pattern teaspoon, by R.L. - perhaps attributable to Richard Lamb of Sydney, circa 1850, initialled {LJ}.
Price: £245.00
                                                             The mark on this spoon shows similarities to a mark recently attributed to Richard Lamb by John Houstone and the shape of the fiddle pattern and style of the initials do have precedents in known Australian flatware — see Early Australian silver by J.M. Houstone, pages 77-8

A Hanoverian 'Hearts of Oak' teaspoon with "British" on the back of the bowl , London circa 1760, initialled {N [over] I B} .
Price: £225.00
                                                                                                   This patriotic pictureback features a design used on the medal produced by John Kirk for George III's coronation in 1760 (included for illustration only).

A ''galleon back'' teaspoon, by WT (attributed to William Tant) London circa 1760.
Price: £140.00

A pair of Old English teaspoons with bright-cut cartouches and initials - one York 1798 by Hampston and Prince; the other London 1797 by Eley and Fearn.
Price: £80.00
                                                           The bright-cutting on both these spoons is similar to that on a pair of sugar tongs assayed in York between 1801-1804 (see Michael Baggott's 'Illustrated Guide to York Hallmarks 1776-1858' [2010], figure 294) and could thus indicate a link between the silversmiths of London and York
                                                                                                                      2 pairs of spoons available

A Louis XV pattern teaspoon made in London in 1860 by John Samuel Hunt crested with a bull's head out of a coronet.
Price: £75.00

A "pattern of unknown name ( Lias Brothers)" teaspoon, by William Theobalds London 1841, initialled {LMS} .
Price: £65.00
                                                                                                          This pattern is recorded (and so-named) on page 152 (figure 241) of Ian Pickford's Silver Flatware 1660-1980 (1983) and many other pieces by the Lias Brothers have been noted. Interestingly this spoon is both earlier than those illustrated and by a different maker.

A Hanoverian teaspoon with fancy back, by Henry Daniel London circa 1780, initialled {L} [over] {MD}.
Price: £65.00

A bright-cut teaspoon with Prince of Wales feathers cartouche, by George Gray overstriking another (probably Peter, Ann and William Bateman) London 1804.
Price: £22.00
                                                                                                    The combination of the Duty Mark and the date letter on this piece show that it was assayed between 30th May and 10th October 1804.
                                                                                                                            2 spoons available