Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th January 2016
Lot 35
A Charles I West Country silver Seal-top spoon
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A Charles I West Country silver Seal-top spoon,
by George Batter, Salisbury circa 1630,
tapering faceted stem, gilded finial, prick dot initialled 'A.R' over 'M.H' '1632', length 16.4cm, approx. weight 1.1oz
Provenance: purchased from Sotheby's, 20th November 1996, lot 379.
For maker's mark see Kent, T., West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, 1550-1750, J.H. Bourdon-Smith Limited, 1992, page 70, figure M.16.