Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 1166

A late-17th century Provincial silver Trefid spoon

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A late-17th century Provincial silver Trefid spoon,

by Eli Bilton, Newcastle circa 1690,

the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal scratch initialled 'M*L', length 19.8cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.

Provenance: The Griffin Collection, Part I, Phillips, New Bond Street, 24 April 1997, lot 31.