Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1189
A Charles II provincial silver Trefid spoon
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A Charles II provincial silver Trefid spoon,
by Thomas Hutchinson, Great Yarmouth circa 1675,
the reverse of the oval bowl with a small plain rat-tail, the reverse of the with prick-dot initials 'H' over 'M.I', terminal with scroll decoration, the reverse of the terminal 'AWA' conjoined, length 18.4cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.
For the mark see Jacksons, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 1989, page 344.
Provenance: The Ellis Collection, Sotheby and Co, London 13 November 1935, lot 73.
Christopher Hartop refers to this spoon in his book on East Anglian Silver 1550-1750, page 98.