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A Queen Anne/George I ascirbed West Country wavy-end or dog-nose basting spoon
with a plain rat-tail bowl, makers mark "FR" struck four times on the back of the stem, (probably overstriking another), for Richard Freeman* Plymouth, circa 1715 - 35.5cm long, 6oz.
Literature:
* Kent, West Country Spoons and Their Makers pp.89 for an account of the maker and m.49 for an illustration of his mark.
with a plain rat-tail bowl, makers mark "FR" struck four times on the back of the stem, (probably overstriking another), for Richard Freeman* Plymouth, circa 1715 - 35.5cm long, 6oz.
Literature:
* Kent, West Country Spoons and Their Makers pp.89 for an account of the maker and m.49 for an illustration of his mark.