A Queen Anne silver Dog-nose spoon, by John Ladyman, London 1705, the reverse of the bowl with a raised rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal scratch initialled 'H' over 'I.A', length 20cm, plus an early-18th century silver Dog-nose soon, marked three times with maker's mark of RG, the reverse of the oval bowl with a beaded rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal prick dot initialled 'G.B', approx. total weight 3.3oz. (2),

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