ANTIQUE SILVER PAP BOATS
The silver pap boat was first introduced towards the start of the 18th Century, although ‘pap’ itself had been consumed since the 16th Century. The design is similar to a small sauce boat, or butter boat, but without a handle or feet, and it was originally used to feed a mixture of water and bread, named pap, to infants and those who could not feed themselves. Around the start of the 19th Century they were replaced by feeding bottles, and their manufacture was stopped. Early examples, and those with good legible hallmarks, are highly collectible.
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L7218 : Sterling Silver Pap Boat
Hallmarked In 1802
Hallmarked in London in 1802 by John Emes, this handsome, George III Period, Antique Sterling Silver Pap Boat, is of traditional form, and features reed borders. The pap boat measures 1.25"(3cm) tall, by 5"(12.5cm) wide, by 2.75"(7cm) deep, and weighs 2.2 troy ounces.
£345
L7586 : Sterling Silver Pap Boat
Hallmarked In 1817
Hallmarked in London in 1817 by Samuel Knight , this handsome, Regency period, Antique Sterling Silver Pap Boat, features a shell and gadroon border. The pap boat measures 1.5"(3.5cm) tall, by 5.5"(14cm) wide, by 3"(7.5cm) deep, and weighs 2.45 troy ounces.
£395
b5855g : Sterling Silver Pap Boat
Hallmarked In 1805
Hallmarked in London in 1805 by Peter & Anne Bateman, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Pap Boat, is of traditional form. The pap boat measures 4.5"(12cm) wide, by 2.5"(6.5cm) deep and weighs 1.5 troy oz.
£425