Rare George I silver spoons by Samuel Hitchcock, London 1716
A very rare pair of George I Hanoverian rat tail Britania silver spoons, Samuel Hitchcock, London 1716, initialled E.S above A, 134 grms
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- Rat Tail - A spoon with a flattened handle, tapering from the narrow section at the bowl, and wider as the top of the handle, that when viewed from above is of a similiar shape to a rat's tail. Also known as the Hanoverian pattern, as its manufacture spanned the reigns of George I, II and III (part) of the House of Hanover dynasty. The rat tail pattern was the forerunner to the Old English pattern.
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- silver cutlery / flatware, patterns
- spoons, silver - rat tail 40
