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Item: Caddy Spoon Description: Engraved handle with shield-shaped bowl Hallmark: Birmingham 1797 (double duty mark) by Joseph Taylor Dimensions: 74 mm length Comments: A rare example of the double duty mark on a trademark Jospeh Taylor caddy spoon. Vacant cartouche to front terminal. (no erasures). Duty on silver was doubled in 1797 to help pay for the Napoleonic Wars, in order for the assay offices to identify which pieces had paid this extra duty, the provincial offices stamped the mark twice. Price: SOLD Ref. No.: YV/9319 Payment options More item information |
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