Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25 Apr 2017
A late 17th century provincial silver trefid spoon
A late 17th century provincial silver trefid spoon,
marked twice with a tulip mark and once with a conjoined anchor / V, unascribed circa 1680,
the reverse of the oval bowl with a raised decoration, later foliate decoration, length 20.5cm, plus William III silver Trefid spoon, marks worn, London 1698, approx. total weight 3.4oz. (2)
For an image of the marks see: Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, 1200-1710, Constables Publishing, 2016, page 989 mark 5, and page 1003, mark 143.