GEORGE DANIEL COLLINS (1857-1939) – ARTS & CRAFTS

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Set of six mocha spoons in silver, the top of the handle decorated with a spade shape surrounded by scrolls, the gap filled with shaded blue enamel.

Manufactured in 1905.

Each spoon bears the hallmarks of the city of Birmingham (anchor), the date (f), the guarantee (lion) and of the Master Silversmith on the back of the handle and on the spoon head.

Length: 12 cm

Bibliography:

Annelies Krekel-Aalberse – Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver – Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, 1989. Three spoons, with a slight variation in the upper part, belonging to a table service comprising two salt cellars, a mustard pot and a pepper pot with similar decoration, reproduced on page 37.