Silver - Day Two - 20th July 2011

Lot 753

A Charles I unascribed English provincial silver seal-top spoon

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £550

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Description

A Charles I unascribed English provincial silver seal-top spoon, marked with a fleur-de-lys once in the bowl and once on the stem, and also marked to the stem with maker's mark WD conjoined, circa 1625, the seal-top with traces of gilding and scratch initialled 'NE' over 'EN', length 14.8cm, approx. weight 0.4oz. For marks see Jacksons, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 523.