Silver and Collectors Items - 20th April 2011

Lot 627

A 17th century West Country silver Apostle spoon

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £750

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Description

A 17th century West Country silver Apostle spoon, possibly St.John, the bowl marked once IS, for John Smith II of Taunton / Barnstable circa 1680, tapering faceted stem, with a silver-gilt Apostle finial with a large nimbus, regilded, length 18.4cm, approx. weight 1.5oz.