Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th January 2016
Lot 6
A late 17th century Provincial silver Trefid spoon
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £600
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Description
A late 17th century Provincial silver Trefid spoon,
by Richard Dobson, Lewis circa 1685,
the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal scratch initialled 'A.F', length 18.1cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.
Provenance: Phillips, New Bond Street, The Griffin Collection (part I) of Late 17th Century Provincial and Scottish Silver Spoons, 24th April 1997, lot 39.
See Kent, T., Sussex Silver And Its Makers, J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, 2002, page 24, where Tim Kent writes 'He (Richard) carried on using the same marks as his father, often striking a very worn punch. A number of trefids have been recorded which can be ascribed to him with confidence'.