Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th January 2016
Lot 1
A Queen Anne West Country silver Trefid spoon
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
A Queen Anne West Country silver Trefid spoon,
by John Elston, Exeter 1706,
the oval bowl with a beaded and ribbed rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal prick dot initialled 'M.D' over 'W.L' '1708', length 20.2cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.
Provenance: purchased from Christie's South Kensington, 11th November 1997, lot 51 (part).