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OLD ENGLISH SPOON
The "Old English" is one of the major flatware patterns used in British silver.
In this pattern the stem of the handle widens gradually towards the curved-end terminal and
then turns downward.
It was popular from c. 1760 to c. 1820, but examples can be found in earlier dates in serving pieces.
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The Plain or Basic Old English pattern was embellished in the 1770s with the
Feather Edge and in the 1780s with Bright Cut and Thread.
The pattern had many variants classified as:
Pointed, With Shoulders, Admiralty, Bead, Bright-Cut Edge, Feather Edge (with or without Shoulders or Cartouche),
Shell, Thread, Laurel, Thread and Shell, Coffin End, etc.
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