Lot 272
A scarce Queen Anne spatula end spoon
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
£688
Description
makers mark unclear, Edinburgh 1710, Assay Master Edward Penman, with wide flat spatula end terminal with engraved initials 'T/ED' to reverse with long plain rat tail to bowl
Dimensions
19.5cm long, 59.5g
Footnote
Notes:
spatula end Scottish spoons appear very scarce, currently the earliest recorded example is 1708 made in Edinburgh. A pattern much more closely associated with Edward Sweet of Dunster circa 1701 - 1725, it appears to be a pattern that never gained popularity in Scotland.