An extremely rare George I Irish provincial silver Hanoverian Rat-tail pattern basting spoon, by Edward Gillett, Youghal circa 1720, marked once EG and twice with the ship mark, the oval bowl with a plain rat-tail, plain terminal, length 33.8cm, approx. weight 4.4oz. Silver from Youghal is very scarce, and the last early piece to be sold in these rooms was on 25 January 2006 and was an extremely rare Charles II Irish provincial trefid spoon lot 322, which fetched a hammer price of £7500.
An extremely rare George I Irish provincial silver Hanoverian Rat-tail pattern basting spoon, by Edward Gillett, Youghal circa 1720, marked once EG and twice with the ship mark, the oval bowl with a plain rat-tail, plain terminal, length 33.8cm, approx. weight 4.4oz. Silver from Youghal is very scarce, and the last early piece to be sold in these rooms was on 25 January 2006 and was an extremely rare Charles II Irish provincial trefid spoon lot 322, which fetched a hammer price of £7500.
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