A large George II silver Hanoverian pattern straining spoon

A large George II silver Hanoverian pattern straining spoon,

by John Gibbons, London 1734,

the oval bowl pierced with mullets and scroll decoration, the reverse of the terminal engraved with an armorial in a lozenge, length 37.4cm, approx. weight 7.3oz.

Provenance:

The David Constable Collection.

The Albert Collection, entry number 84.

Illustrated in Butler, R., The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing 2004, page 147.

The armorial is that of Hoblyn of Cornwall.