A GEORGE II SILVER TEA STRAINER AND VICTORIAN SILVER GIBSON SPOON

THE TEA STRAINER MARKED JOHN WOODWARD, LONDON, 1731; THE GIBSON SPOON MARKED LONDON, 1839, MAKER'S MARK WN

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A GEORGE II SILVER TEA STRAINER AND VICTORIAN SILVER GIBSON SPOON
The tea strainer marked John Woodward, London, 1731; the gibson spoon marked London, 1839, maker's mark WN
The strainer circular pierced with a pattern of crosses and bullets, with two flat scroll handles, marked in bowl; the gibson spoon with a hallow tubular stem and an elongated bowl with hinged cover, marked inside bowl and cover.
The strainer 6in. (15cm.) over handles; total weight 4oz. (2)

Lot Essay

Named after the inventor Charles Gibson, these spoons were used for administering medicine by holding a finger over the hollow stem and then removing the finger to permit the medicine to flow out. For more information, please refer to Harold Newman's An Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware.

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