Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016
Lot 1186
A Charles I West Country silver Apostle spoon
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A Charles I West Country silver Apostle spoon, possibly St. Thomas,
marked RW once in bowl and three times on the reverse of the stem, for Robert Wade, Taunton circa 1640,
fig-shaped bowl, faceted slight tapering stem, gilded Apostle finial, length 18.8cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.
For mark see: Kent, T., West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, 1550-1750, J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, 1992, page 141, mark M.162.