Silver, Coins and Medals - 21st January 2015
Lot 290
A Charles I provincial silver Seal-top spoon
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £750
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Description
A Charles I provincial silver Seal-top spoon,
possibly by George Batter, Salisbury, circa 1630,
fig shaped bowl, faceted stem, with a seal-top finial, prick-dot initialled '1647' 'WF' over 'OF', length 17cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.
For mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 272.
For a similar mark see Sotheby and Co, The Ellis Collection, 13-14 November 1935, page 88, where the marks are attributed to possibly Ilchester.
Acquired mid 1980's.