$275
GEORGIAN STERLING BERRY SPOONS, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY, FIVE, L 6 3/8"-8 1/2":Each has a gold wash and the bowl that contains repousse fruit and berry motifs and handles decorated with leaves, flowers, scrolls and a crest just below the tip. Including 1 spoon by Samuel Godbehere, stamped with the duty mark of the monarch (King George II), the date letter K (1785), a lion passant, a crowned leopard's head and the maker's initials "SG" enclosed within a rectangle, L. 8 1/2"; 1 pierced ladle, probably by Henry Sardet, stamped with maker's initials "HS" within a rectangle, a lion passant, a crowned leopard's head, the date letter "S" (1793) and the duty mark of the monarch (King George III), L. 6 3/8" and 1 spoon, also most likely by Henry Sardet, stamped with the duty mark (King George III), the date letter K (1805), a crowned leopard's head, a lion passant and the maker's initials (faded), L. 8 3/8"; 1 spoon by Samuel Godbehere, E. Wigan and James Bult, stamped with a lion passant, a crowned leopard's head, the date letter E (1800), the duty mark of the monarch (King George III) and the makers' initials, L. 8 1/2" and 1 spoon stamped with the duty mark of the monarch (George IV), the date letter g (1822), an uncrowned leopard's head, a lion passant and a worn makers mark, L. 8 1/2". All are in a fitted case. Approximately 7.94 total trz.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2010-05-15
