Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1192
A Charles I West country silver Apostle spoon
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2600
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Description
A Charles I West country silver Apostle spoon, St. Paul,
by Thomas Barter, Exeter circa 1649,
fig-shaped bowl, slightly tapering faceted stem, gilded apostle finial, the nimbus with a dove, the reverse of the bowl with prick-dot initials 'M.T over 'W.H', '1649', length 18.2cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.
Provenance: Purchased from Tessiers, 26 New Bond Street, London, probably in the 1950's.