The Cookson Romano-British Spoon

The Cookson Romano-British Spoon, circa 480

fig-shaped bowl, flattened stem and tapering handle, length 14.2cm, approx. weight 0.2oz,

Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Fine Silver and Vertu, 29 November 2005, lot 144.

The Cookson Collection, Commander GEP How, English and Scottish Silver Spoons, London, 1952, Volume I, Chapter I, Section I, plate I.

Sotheby's London, 26 February 1976, lot 114.

Sotheby's London, 21 February 1985, lot 65.