STERLING ENGLISH ANTIQUE APOSTLE SPOONS SET OF (8) EIGHT LONDON 1901

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8 ( EIGHT) ENGLISH APOSTLE SPOONS STERLING SILVER
SET OF 8 STERLING SILVER APOSTLE SPOONS LONDON 1901 .. EACH SPOON WITH AN A POSTLE TOP MEASURES 4 7/8 " AND ARE MORE COFFEE SPOONS , SMALLER THAN TEA SPOONS AND BIGGER THAN DEMITASSE.  BOWLS HAVE A HINT OF A GOLD WASH. FIGURES ARE VERY DISTINCT AND DETAILED AND BASICALLY SHOW NO WEAR. THE HALLMARKS ARE VERY DISTINCT ON EACH SPOON LEOPARDS HEAD ( LONDON) LION AND f (DATE MARK FOR 1901).THE MAKERS MARKS ARE ALL ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO READ AND NO DOUBT  A POOR STAMP  WAS USED ON ALL OF THEM BUT THE DATES ARE PERFECT. THESE ARE VERY HEAVY AND STURDY SPOONS AVERAGING 22 GMS EACH WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 5.58 TROYOUNCES OR 173.5 GMS. ALL OF THE SPOONS ARE IDENTICAL WITH THE SAME APOLSTLE OR SAINT CARRYING TWO BOOKS. SOME REFERENCES HAVE ST JUDE CARRYING BOOKS. `THE BACKS OF THE SPOONS ARE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE FRONTS WITH GREAT DETAIL .