Silver - 28th October 2009

Lot 436

A small seal top spoon

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £320

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Description

A small seal top spoon, unmarked, probably 16th century, with a row of incised circles around the terminal, scratched on top with the later initials "ES", showing traces of corrosion and an encrusted patination build up, length 14.3cm, 1oz. *This spoon was excavated by a mudlark from the River Thames at Queenhithe Dock in 1979.