Silver - Day Two - 26th January 2011

Lot 811

An Elizabeth I unascribed provincial silver Maiden Head spoon

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500

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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.