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Description

both in the Oriental style with the mark of Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) Shepherd, the larger, London 1895, in the form of a stylised gentleman, 10cm in height, 1.2ozt; the smaller, Chester 1894 in the form of a stylised lady, 7cm in height, 0.6ozt, both with friction fitting 'hats' attached to the spoon (2)



Condition report:

Gentleman - In reasonably good condition for ite age. A dent and crease running down the side behind the walking stick and some minor creasing to the back. Inner of the base a little out of shape. Hallmark clear and crisp, though the hat section is not hallmarked. Bowl of the spoon a little out of shape, and the hat section just rests on the shoulders, no friction fitting, which may suggest that it is not the original to the body.

Lady - In good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair, The hallmarked hat section has a friction fitting tube which fits well to the body

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