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Mote spoons were a necessary part of the tea equipage in the 18th century, as they were used to skim the irregular size tea leaves out. The pointed terminal served to clear the spout of the tea pot, should it be blocked. The pierced decoration did not vary a great deal, and they were usually only had the makers marks and/or lion passant.
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 | George II Silver Mote Spoon
London
circa 1750-60
Thomas Wallis I
Length: 13.5cm
£295
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George III Silver Mote Spoon
circa 1760
London
John Irvine
Length: 14cm
SOLD
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 | George I Silver Mote Spoon
London
Mark Entered 1720
John Ludlow
Brittania Standard
Length: 14.5cm
SOLD
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Mote Spoon
c1760
Length:15cm
SOLD
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