三把乔治三世时期的银质老式英国花纹烤汤匙、 一个由彼得、安和威廉-贝特曼（Peter, Ann & William Bateman）制作，伦敦，1805 年、 一个可能出自斯蒂芬-亚当斯（Stephen Adams）之手，伦敦，1797年；另一个出自理查德-拉特兰（Richard Rutland）之手，伦敦，1807年，长31厘米，末端均刻有徽章或首字母，总重约9.8盎司。(3)

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