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by William Bennett, London 1823, of circular cauldron form, each decorated with raised shell and scrollwork over a textured ground, with gadroon and shell rim and gilded interior, raised on three shell mask and foliate feet; the spoons with London hallmarks, indecipherable maker's mark, 1829, 'Queens' pattern with gilded bowls and shell backs, 22.9ozt gross (4)

Footnote: Provenance: The spoons, engraved with The Mosley crest, were apparently a wedding present from Contessa Bona Gigliucci, the third daughter of Count Mario Gigliucci and Edith Margaret Mosley.

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