A pair of mid-18^th century American Colonial silver tablespoons, Philadelphia circa 1750 by Joseph Richardson Sr (1711–1784)

Of Hanoverian pattern with a single drop heel, the terminals engraved with a contemporaneous crest of a hand erect vested holding a baton. Each marked with maker’s mark IR in a rectangle twice. (2)

Length – 21.3 cm / 8.4 inches

Weight – 120 grams / 3.86 ozt