Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016

Lot 1185

A Charles II provincial silver Apostle spoon

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A Charles II provincial silver Apostle spoon, possibly St. James the Less or St. Simon,

marked WR once in bowl and three times on the reverse of the stem, for William Ramsay I, Newcastle circa 1660,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted slight tapering stem, gilded Apostle finial, with prick dot initials 'M.H' over 'M.P', length 19cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.,

For the maker's mark see: Gill, M., A Directory of Newcastle Goldsmiths, 1980, page 198.

A spoon by this maker was sold in these rooms, 20 January 2016, lot 10.

For another example of an Apostle spoon by this maker see: Provincial Silver Spoons, incorporating the collection of The Late H.D. Ellis, Sotheby and Co, 13 November 1935, lot 19 and possibly lot 20.