Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016
Lot 1195
An Elizabeth I West Country silver Seal-top spoon
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2600
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Description
An Elizabeth I West Country silver Seal-top spoon,
by John Edes, Exeter, circa 1580-1600,
fig-shaped bowl, faceted slight tapering stem with a gilded hexagonal seal-top finial, later crested, length 16.4cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.
The crest is that of many families including Brookman, Gatty, Petytand Shore.