Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th October 2015
Lot 401
An 18th century Channel Islands silver mote spoon
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £700
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Description
An 18th century Channel Islands silver mote spoon,
maker's mark PA, probably for Pierre Amiraux, Jersey circa 1740,
the pierced oval bowl with a shell heel, mullets and scroll decoration, the tapering stem scratch initialled S.L.C, length 15.7cm, approx. weight 0.3oz.
For an image of the maker's mark see Mayne, R., Channel Islands Silver, Phillimore, 1985, figure 4, page 24.
This mote spoon is also illustrated in Delieb, E., Investing in Silver, Barrie and Rockcliff, 1968, page 23. Delieb attributes this mote spoon as American and by Pygan Adams, New London Connecticut, circa 1740.