Antique Late Victorian period Top Quality Rare Solid Silver Tea Infuser , this being the George gray 'Patent' Teatte featuring a hinged spoon bowl and threaded nut screw neck for easy use of the spoon, simply unscrew the nut at the collar and the spoon bowl opens to allow one to fill with desired tea leaves, fashioned in the Rat Tail pattern the infuser is impressed to the 'spoon bowl' with the Lion Passant and London Township mark and the to stem with low marks indicating London, Circ...a 1892 with the makers mark 'GG' for George gray, the infuser measures roughly 15 cm in length and is without dings, splits or damage, will shine with a gentle clean and polish.weight : 21.7 grams