Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016

Lot 1197

A Charles I unascribed English provincial silver Seal-top spoon

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £600

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Description

A Charles I unascribed English provincial silver Seal-top spoon,

maker' mark only, RW, circa 1637,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted slight tapering stem, the gilded finial prick-dot initialled 'F.C' over 'W.T' '1637', length 17.1cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.

For mark see: Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 1989, page 519.

A similar spoon was sold in these rooms, lot 41, A Private Collection of Early Spoons and Flatware, 19 January 2016, lot 41.