Stock No. 1810	Set of four William III trefid spoons
	Set of four sterling silver trefid spoons with a ribbed rat-tail on the back of the bowls. The flat stems widen at the end and are divided into three sections (hence the name "trefid") by two incisions with decorative "ears". The end of the stems is prick-engraved with the initials I S within a very decorative pattern
	Maker :- Isaac Davenport

Condition :-These spoons are in very good condition and of very good gauge. The hallmarks are excellent except for the date mark on one spoon and the maker's mark on another, which are both perfectly legible but not crisp. There are a couple of small digs in the bowl of one of the spoons which are negligible, considering the age of the spoons		.
Hallmarked :- London 1698
Size :- 7.5 inches (18.7cm)
Weight :- 6.6 ozt, 205g
These spoons would make a very good addition to any collection. The trefid was first recorded in England in 1662 and was the earliest spoon of modern form. These spoons were usually given to mark the occasion of a marriage or a christening,etc.. Therefore, the fact that these spoons are a set of four means that they must originally have been part of a very affluent household

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