SW OR MS MARK LONDON

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tello26
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SW OR MS MARK LONDON

Post by tello26 »

I need help identifying the maker and age of this very old spoon. Marked either SW or MS, it does have the panther with crown mark and what I think is the O date code.

Thanks, John

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Neruda
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Post by Neruda »

Looks to me (and I'm often wrong) that your date letter corresponds to 1729, however it could also be the left hand side of the "c" for 1739.

The maker is most probably Starling Wilford who was certainly active in the 1730s and seemed to specialise in spoons.
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