AN ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER OLD ENGLISH SHELL BACK SOUP SPOON HALLMARKED IN LONDON 1778. MAKERS MARK H.B. FOR HESTER BATEMAN. MEASURING 212mm IN LENGTH, WITH THE BOWL BEING 74.5mm BY 42mm ACROSS. OF GOOD COLOUR. NO DENTS.WITH THE ORIGINAL SCRATCH ENGRAVING. THE SPOON WOULD BENEFIT WITH A LIGHT CLEAN, WEIGHING 68,3 GRAMS.