Rare Scottish Silver rat-tail tablespoon by David Mitchell Edinburgh

Rare Scottish Silver rat-tail tablespoon by David Mitchell Edinburgh

Code: 12065

£565.00 Approx $703.61, €659.28
 

This is a rare Scottish silver tablespoon made by the silversmith David Mitchell and hallmarked for Edinburgh 1723. The Assay Master Edward Penman bears his mark of E.P and the late letter T for 1723. It is a very nice spoon, intact with much of the original gold gilding. 

OBJECT: Rat-tail tablespoon

CULTURE: Georgian

DATE: Edinburgh 1723

MATERIAL: Silver

SIZE:  190mm x 45mm 

WEIGHT:  55.68 grams

PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection, Bristol.