6 Simon Levy Spoons 1820 Sterling Silver Vermeil Demitasse Spoons Equestrian

  
6 Antique Simon Levy Sterling Silver Gilt Vermeil Demitasse Spoons Set HORSE HEAD 1820's. Spoons have makers mark "SL" and "Made in England". Simon Levy produced Exeter hallmarked silver between 1818 and 1832. Set of Six Spoons in original Box in Very Good Condition 81.4 Grams. Simon Levy Simon Levy took over from his father Emmanuel in 1817/18 and first went bankrupt in 1823 and finally gave up silversmithing in 1832 when bankrupt again. He then seems to have become a travelling salesman for optical supplies and turns up in the Channel Islands where he was murdered on 9 Jan 1846 in a cafe in St Helier. Simon Levy along with his father Emmanuel was a prominent member of Exeter's Jewish community.