Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 94
,and whose authority on antique silver is unquestioned, in-formed the author that the earliest spoon he ever saw withthe leopards head on the handle was of the year 1666.The latest spoon known to him having the leopards headin the bowl is one of the year 1679. Therefore we can saythat from about… … 67 68 OLD LONDON SILVER owing to hammering and finishing after they are stampedat the Hall—all pieces being sent there in an unfinishedcondition. We continue to find the marks in this positionuntil about the year 1781, when they appear on the back ofthe handle, but near the end instead of near the…
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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