Georgian Mote Spoon, 1760

This is a fine example of a mid-18th century silver mote spoon in excellent condition. The bowl has simple scroll engraving for lifting dust particles (motes) from a cup of tea and the end of the stem has a diamond-shaped spike for unclogging blocked-up teapot spouts. The spoon is marked twice in typical fashion with the maker's mark which appears to be "OC", but is more likely only part-stamped on the narrow stem and so just half of the letters are showing.