30 - ENGLAND, London, 18th century

ENGLAND, London, 18th century Four silver (925) marrow spoons, of various designs: - one long, plain spoon. Silversmith’s hallmark: Andrew ARCHER, possibly registered around 1702. Hallmarks featuring Britannia, a severed lion’s head, and the date [? illegible] from the period 1702–1716. Weight: 61 g. – Length: 23.3 cm. - One plain spoon. Silversmith’s hallmark: William TURNER, registered in 1754. Hallmarks featuring a passing lion, a crowned leopard’s head, and the date [t] for 1754–1755. Weight: 61 g. - Length: 23 cm. - one plain piece. Silversmith’s hallmark: Henri BAILEY, possibly registered around 1757–1758 [Smallworkers’ Register for the period 1739–1758 or Largeworkers’ Register for the period 1758–1773 are missing from the archives]. Hallmarks featuring a passing lion, a crowned leopard’s head, and the date [B] for 1757–1758. Weight: 48 g. - Length: 22.5 cm. - One on the spoon bowl engraved with a crowned wading bird, raising a leg, on a twisted band. Goldsmith’s hallmark [C.T.W.]: presumed to be that of Thomas & William CHAWNER, possibly registered around 1764 [Largeworkers’ Register for the period 1758–1773 is missing from the archives]. Hallmarks: a passing lion, a crowned leopard’s head, and the date [K] for 1765–1766. Weight: 39 g. - Length: 22 cm. = Exempt from hallmarking as items predating 1838 (Art. 524bis of the CGI, paragraph a). = TOTAL WEIGHT: 209 g. = Signs of wear and scratches.