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Rare piece of Provincial Jersey Silver. A fine Old English Pattern teaspoon from the Jersey silversmith Charles William Quesnel. This spoon maker worked in St. Helier in the first half of the 19th Century. As is often the case, the spoon bares only the maker's mark, which is a distinctive rectangle containing the capital letters CWQ.This maker was working from c1790/56 The spoon has a distinctive heel , which appears on other similar pieces of Jersey flatware and a mongram to the top bearing the letters ELR. It is in very good, undamaged condition.It measures 13cms in length. A rare piece for the collector of Provincial silver.
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