Lot 236: An 1804 London Sterling Silver Teaspoon and a Birmingham Sterling Silver Spoon

This lot comprises two sterling silver spoons of differing periods and assay offices. The first is an 1804 London sterling silver teaspoon by Smith & Fearn, featuring a bright-cut engraved handle with a floral motif and a foliate ‘fern’ pattern stem. The terminal is bordered by a beaded edge. It bears the maker’s mark S.A over C for William Smith & William Fearn, the walking lion passant standard mark, the crowned leopard’s head for London, the duty mark of George III, and the date letter I for 1804. The second is a Birmingham sterling silver spoon featuring an engraved terminal with crossed golf clubs beneath a monogram C G C. It is struck with the maker’s mark F.H, the anchor assay mark for Birmingham, the walking lion passant, and a date letter a.

Weight: 32g.

Valuation basis: intrinsic precious metal value and recent auction results for early 19th-century bright-cut silver and sporting-interest flatware.