ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY SILVER BERRY SPOONS BOXED
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SIX ANTIQUE ENGLISH STERLING HALLMARKED BERRY SPOONS AND SIFTER IN THE ORIGINAL SILK BOX ARE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE.THE SPOONS ARE BEAUTIFULLY HALLMARKED,ACCORDING TO THE ENGLISH ASSAY SYSTEM.THE MAKER ON THE SIX BERRY SPOONS IS CHARLES HOUGHAM,LONDON.THE SIFTER SPOON IS MADE BY THOMAS HOWELL,LONDON.THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A MATCHED SET OF BERRY SPOONS;USUALLY,THE SETS HAVE BEEN BROKEN UP.THE SIX SPOONS WERE MADE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE SIFTER,1792 AND 1795 RESPECTIVELY.THE PHOTOS DO NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE SPOONS WHICH I HAVE PURPOSEFULLY NOT CLEANED SO AS TO NOT GLARE TOO MUCH IN THE PHOTOS.THE SPOONS HAVE THE LEOPARDS HEAD FOR LONDON,MAKERS MARKS,DATE MARK,LION PASSANT FOR STERLING AND KING GEORGE THE THIRDS HEAD.THE ORIGINAL BOX IS LINED IN PALE BLUE SILK WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDING IN GOLD MANOAH RHODES AND SONS, GOLDSMITHS,BRADFORD.i SHALL PACK THE SET MYSELF AND SEND IT HOWEVER THE WINNING BIDDER WOULD LIKE WITH INSURANCE
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