Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1180
An Edward VI silver Baluster Knop spoon
Estimate £5,000 - £7,000 | Hammer £8500
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Description
An Edward VI silver Baluster Knop spoon,
by Nicholas Batholomew, London 1550,
fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, baluster knop finial with traces of gilding, length 15.6cm, approx. weight 1oz.
Provenance: The Choice Series of Rare Medieval and London Spoons formerly in the Collection of the late H.D.Ellis, Esq, Sotheby's London, 30 May 1935, lot 1, hammer £205.