Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016
Lot 1205
A pair of Elizabeth I silver Apostle spoons
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £15500
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Description
A pair of Elizabeth I silver Apostle spoons, The Master and St. Peter,
maker's mark of a bird's claw, for Francis Jackson, London 1562,
the reverse of the fig-shaped bowls scratch initialled 'SB' and 'MB', faceted slight tapering stem, gilded apostle finials, the nimbus with a dove, length 17.4cm, approx. weight 3.8oz. (2)
For maker's mark see: Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing, 2016, Volume Two, page 990, mark no.17.