A very rare set of George II silver gilt Teaspoons together with their mote spoon and sugar nips. All contained within their original case. All made in London circa 1755.
A very rare set of George II silver gilt Teaspoons together with their mote spoon and sugar nips. All contained within their original case. All made in London circa 1755.
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The Spoons and Mote Spoon were made by Paul Callard and the Nips by Henry Plumpton. All pieces are silver gilt, so would have been made for the very top end of the market, and the teaspoons are modelled in a very unusual design, this being with a central spiral section and displaying shoulders where the stem meets the bowl. The Mote Spoon is of typical form, with pointed end and bowl pierced with linear scrolls, around a central stylised flower head. The Tongs also have spiral arms to match the spoons and display round finger rings, oval grips and a central circular boss. All items are in excellent condition, well marked and engraved with a contemporary Crest. They are also of a good gauge of silver. As you will appreciate, the Tongs would always be by a different maker who specialised in the production of tongs, as Henry Plumpton did. Paul Callard was a fine silversmith of Huguenot descent with workshops in King Street, St Ann, Soho. Henry Plumpton was registered as a small worker in Maiden Lane when these Tongs were made.
Miraculously this set is contained in its original fitted velvet lined shagreen case, with brass hook clasps.
Length of Spoons: 4.75 inches, 11.88 cm.
Length of Mote Spoon: 5.45 inches, 13.63 cm.
Length of Sugar Nips: 5.75 inches, 14.38 cm.
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