MARK OF PHILIP ROBINSON, LONDON, 1718

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A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER BASTING SPOONS
MARK OF PHILIP ROBINSON, LONDON, 1718
Each Hanoverian pattern, the bowl with a rat-tail, engraved on reverse with a presentation inscription dated 1718 and the arms of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, marked on reverse
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) long; 13 oz. 7 dwt. (416 gr.) (2)

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Lot Essay

The inscription reads, Ex Dono Henrici Davis Unius Seniorum 1718.

The arms are those of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen.

The Woolmen's Company is one of the oldest Livery Companies of the City of London, having been first recorded in 1180. The company's coat-of-arms is a woolsack, as engraved on these spoons, and their motto is Lana Spes Nostra, or "wool is our hope."

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