Bee-fuddled in Newcastle: Langlands II spoon

[Traintime]

The maker’s mark definitely points to Langlands the Junior. However, that city mark of a beehive of rooks seems to have a flattened top and angular cut corners. Is this a common irregularity during his working years? The kloistered kitty seems to have rounded left corners and cut right corners here. Dutiful George looks a bit crushed by the weight of the world on his shoulders, and perhaps suffering a slight crack-up driving towards his occipital bun, but is otherwise well rounded and healthy enough to remain enthroned. [No date code letter of course, as would be expected for puny pieces of this period.] Looking at the drop, there is a pronounced round bulge at the end, which may only leave a faint trace on other samples, but is clearly circular and dome like on the teaspoon..is that a defining factor on authentic Langlands spoons? Anything that might narrow the dating range here?

[silvermakersmarks]

There are some minor variations in the town marks during the period of Langlands's working life (1793 to 1804). Here are a set of marks from 1794 to 1804 where I am sure you will see a 3 castles mark similar to the one on your spoon:



Phil

[Traintime]

Thank you very much, Phil. Those set’s peculiarities gives me the sense of around 1800 and after. But I’m rarely in a right mind anyways!