Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th January 2016
Lot 31
A pair of Mary Tudor silver Seal-top spoons
Estimate £5,000 - £7,000 | Hammer £6800
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Description
A pair of Mary Tudor silver Seal-top spoons,
maker's mark of I.F, London 1556,
the bowls with traces of gilding, the tapering faceted stem with a fluted and octagonal finial, scratch initialled 'T*L', with traces of gilding, length 16cm, approx. weight 2.8oz. (2)
Provenance: purchased from Christie's South Kensington, Silver and Plate, 20th June 2000, lot 18.
For maker's mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 93.