English Sterling Fancy Back Tablespoon, London, c.1760s
English Sterling Fancy Back Tablespoon, London, c.1760s
English Sterling Fancy Back Tablespoon, London, c.1760s
English Sterling Fancy Back Tablespoon, London, c.1760s
English Sterling Fancy Back Tablespoon, London, c.1760s

English Sterling Fancy Back Tablespoon, London, c.1760s

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Fancy-backs (spoons where a decoration is added to the back of the bowl) are a collecting area in their own right. They are mostly commonly found on teaspoons and were popular in the 1760s-70s. This is a hanoverian tablespoon example with a shell decoration. It was made in London in the late 1760s, the maker's mark is unreadable. It has a monogram 'K' on it and is good overall condition (there is one slight nick to the bowl and the shell pattern is a little worn). 

Hallmarked to base of stem. 

It measures 21cm long and weighs 66 grams.