Lot 290: A Group of Sterling Silver Spoons including a Shell-Bowl Caddy Spoon

A group of sterling silver spoons including a caddy spoon, a tablespoon, and condiment spoons. The caddy spoon features a fluted shell-shaped bowl and a fiddle, thread, and shell pattern handle terminal. It bears impressed marks including a profile head duty mark, a lion passant, an anchor mark, a date letter ‘h’ in a shield, and the characters ‘GU’. The largest spoon is of fiddle pattern and displays impressed marks including a lion passant, an anchor mark, a date letter ‘q’ in a shield, and the characters ‘JW’. The medium condiment spoon bears impressed marks including a lion passant, an anchor mark, a date letter ‘i’, and the characters ‘GU’. The smallest salt spoon bears the impressed characters ‘D&F’, followed by an anchor mark, a lion passant, and a date letter ‘a’. A white adhesive label reading ‘SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT 290 01132502626’ is attached to the medium spoon, and a small white adhesive tag reading ‘1287a’ is attached to the handle of the tablespoon.