This fine and elegant platter or stuffing spoon has a slender handle with a curved tip. The Front is engraved with a script 'P' initial.
Naphtali Hart is regarded as a skilled regency silversmith. While there is no record of his apprenticeship, his first mark was registered in 1791 in partnership with Duncan Urquhart and his first solo mark
was registered in 1812. Hart and Urquhart were rare examples of Jewish silversmiths working in Georgian London; their work, created both in partnership and
separately, is actively sought by collectors today. Naphtali Hart served as treasurer of the Hambro Synagogue in 1807 and 1808 and was later a member of the Western Synagogue. (See Arthur Grimwade, London
Goldsmiths 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives.)
This lovely antique silver serving spoon is fully marked on the back. It measures just under 12 inches long, weighs a nice 3.35 troy ounces and is in very good/
excellent antique condition with light scratching from use.
Our Price: SOLD
Item code: D047
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