A rare set of six George III Sterling Silver Old English pattern teaspoons.
Hallmarked : Newcastle, no date letter
Maker : Dorothy Langlands
Each engraved with initials 'JH' in script
Length : 12cm
Dorothy Langland one of the very few female silversmiths in Britain. The window of John Langlands III (active 1793-1804) who's family was the most predominant producer of silverware in the Newcastle area.
Dorothy registered her own mark in 1804 following the death of her husband and continued as both silversmith and jeweller until her retirement in 1814.