Stock No. 1778	Pair William III trefid spoons
Pair of William III Britannia standard silver trefid spoons. The back of the stem ends of both spoons are engraved with pricked initials. One spoon is engraved "IB over ID" and the other is engraved "IM over ID". The front of both stem ends are engraved with contemporary initials "M * S". The backs of the bowls of both spoons have a well-defined double ribbed rat-tail, enclosing a line of beading. These spoons are somewhat longer and larger than the average trefid spoon and are very fine indeed. Maker :- Isaac Davenport

Condition :-Very good condition indeed with well-defined rat-tails and well-shaped bowls. The hallmarks are excellent with the exception of the maker's mark and Britannia mark on one of the spoons which are rubbed. There is a slight flake in the silver of one of the spoons at the end of the stem at the back but it is negligible.
Hallmarked :- London 1697		.
Size :- 7.7 inches long (19.6 cm)
Weight :- 3.69 ozt (114.8 g)
The "M * S" which is engraved on the front of the stems of both spoons was probably engraved there because there was no room on the back. Although these initials look contemporary, they may have been engraved twenty years or so later when a child inherited them. Isaac Davenport learnt his skills apprenticed to Thomas Allen, who was a prolific spoonmaker. See Index No. 2143 for information regarding trefid spoons.

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