18th Century Channel Islands Silver Trefid Table Spoon

Early 18th century Channel Islands silver trefid table spoon,…
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Early 18th century Channel Islands silver trefid table spoon, maker's mark PD crowned, struck once to lower stem (Philippe le Vavasseur dit Durell, jersey, c.1700-1745), with rat tail, inscribed 'SDT' beneath terminal, total weight 32gm, length 19 cm

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  • Marrow Spoon - A spoon with a long handle and a narrow scoop shaped bowl, used to scoop and eat marrow from the hollow centre of roasted bones. Some marrow scoops are double ended with a different shaped bowl at each end.
  • 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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