Lot 292
A scarce set of eight George II dessert spoons
Auction: 16 August 2010 at 15:00 BST
Description
James Kerr, Edinburgh 1735 - 1736, Assay Master Archibald Ure, of Hanoverian pattern with chased ornamentation to obverse of scalloped shell with foliate scrolls above flower head, with scroll and foliate pendant below, the reverse of terminal similarly chased but with vacant scroll formed cartouche (8)
Dimensions
17.5cm long, combined weight 9.5oz
Footnote
Notes: the chased decoration to these spoons appears to be a very unusual survival, while Hanoverian pattern is obviously standard for this period, the additional adornment is rarely seen. Also that they have the chased designs to both obverse and reverse shows the highly quality of this maker and indeed to the original commission.
References:
'Compendium of Scottish Silver II' R & J Dietert, listed page 291