Silver - 27th October 2010

Lot 1009

An Elizabeth I unascribed provincial silver Maiden Head spoon

Estimate £2,000 - £2,500

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Description

An Elizabeth I unascribed provincial silver Maiden Head spoon, struck once to bowl with a fleurs-de-lys mark within a shaped outline, unascribed circa 1580, gilded finial, length 16.2cm, approx. weight 1oz. Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, Early Spoons, 25th April 2006 lot 433, Literature: See Jacksons, Ian Pickford Edition, the Antique Collectors Club 2002, page 523.