Queen Anne Dog Nose Silver Table Spoon, 1704
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Table Spoon - Dog Nose - London 1704 by Henry Greene - 20.7cm long; 60g - RA/3941
This is a fine example of a Queen Anne period silver dog nose table spoon with a great set of hallmarks.
Made by the specialist spoonmaker Henry Greene, this is a great quality spoon with a good weight. It bears all the expected features of an early 18th century spoon with a rounded handle that bears a late 18th century engraved crest of a booted leg to the terminal. The condition is excellent with a good, antique patina and unworn bowl. The Britannia Standard hallmarks remain clear and legible and include the New Standard maker's mark "GR".
Henry Greene's pedigree as a specialist spoonmaker begins with Nicholas Bartholomew in the early 16th century and passes through several generations of silversmiths including Greene's master Thomas Allen to whom he was apprenticed in 1693.
