Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016

Lot 1201

An Elizabeth I silver Apostle spoon

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1500

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Description

An Elizabeth I silver Apostle spoon, St. James the Less,

maker's mark of a device, possibly a scallop, London 1574,

the reverse of the fig-shaped bowl scratch initialled 'D.E', gilded Apostle finial, the nimbus with a dove, length 17.6cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

For mark see: Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 1989, page 99.