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Cape Silver Dessert Spoons (Mixed set of 6) - Twentyman, Moore, Townsend, Daniel
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Reference: S1783
Period: George IV
Year: Circa 1820-1850
Silversmith: John Townsend (1), Peter Clarke Daniel (1) Lawrence Twentyman (2), William Moore (2)
Place: Cape
Price: $ 600.00
Weight: 238 grams
Dimensions: 17.0 cm
Condition: 2 Very good, 4 good. The 4 good spoons have occasional dents to bowls, 2 have light wear to tip. The 2 very good spoons have no dents or wear. No repairs, occasional scratches from use.
Description: A mixed set of 6 Cape silver dessert spoons, all in the Fiddle pattern. 2 spoons have original owners engraved initials (HR and WFS), one has the very faint remains of a family crest and engraved initial B, and 3 have no initials or crests. All 6 spoons have very clear Cape silver hallmarks, with no wear, showing quite a lot of different pseudo hallmarks used by Cape silversmiths, so an interesting collection. The first spoon is by Peter Clarke Daniel (PD, pseudo duty, pseudo date letter B, mark 42 in Welz), Daniel was born in Dublin but arrived in South Africa with the 1820 settlers as a child. The second is by John Townsend (JT, pseudo duty mark, date letter a, lion passant and duty mark, mark 123 in Welz). The next 2 are by William Moore (WM, Cape stub mark, Welz mark 100, one spoon also has an incuse D mark, either a journeyman or owners mark). The last 2 are by Lawrence Twentyman but with different hallmarks and made at different times (the Fiddle pattern noticeably different on these 2 spoons). The first is Welz mark 131 (pseudo duty mark, bird, pseudo castle town mark, date letter e and LT), the second Welz mark 135 (LT, pseudo crowned leopards head, date letter a, pseudo duty mark, pseudo lion passant).
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Cape silver Dessert spoons (6) - scale
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Cape silver hallmarks - Twentyman, Townsend
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Cape silver pseudo hallmarks - Moore, Daniel - Cape stub mark
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Cape silver spoons - engraved initials
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Cape silver spoons - back
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Cape stub pseudo hallmarks
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