RARE 18th century silver spoon, Benjamin Tappan 1770s!

[HessianHunter]

This past summer I found a beat up silver spoon with a makers mark ''BT''. Recently I had the spoon restored by a very skilled silver smith. The spoon was made by a silver smith named Benjmain Tappan who went on to fight at the battle of Saratoga. Only about 16 of his pieces are known to exist with the majority residing in the Historic Deerfield collection and the rest in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the MET museum of Art. I found this piece in a field that was believed to be a trading site. That same day I recovered a 1738 1 reale, and a 1760s silver etched cuff button. Enjoy, and thanks!

 

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[smokeythecat]

Awesome. I had two old ones restored this year, yours sure looks good!

 

[Simon1]

Looks like a nice job in restoration. Glad you were able to get a maker's name from yours. I have 6 spoons that have PR on the back, but have not been able to get anyone to make a 100% positive i.d. on them. Again, nice job from before and after.

 

[cudamark]

Looks like a nice job in restoration. Glad you were able to get a maker's name from yours. I have 6 spoons that have PR on the back, but have not been able to get anyone to make a 100% positive i.d. on them. Again, nice job from before and after.

Paul Revere?

 

[WaterScoop]

Awesome!

Congratulations

 

[Roundness]

Now that was a great find and what a super restoration..

 

[over45]

For HessianHunter - Benjamin Tappan Sr. spoon.

 

[PowerDubs]

Mind sharing what a repair like that cost as a ballpark?

 

[Truth]

What a old rare beauty. Congratulations

 

[tamrock]

Great restoration and identification.

 

[HessianHunter]

Mind sharing what a repair like that cost as a ballpark?

About $100. It was worth it. It meant a lot to me as a local maker, even though he isn't a well known.

 

[A2coins]

Holy moly that is a greast resto and awesome find