Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 1197

A Charles I silver-gilt Apostle spoon

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £6500

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Description

A Charles I silver-gilt Apostle spoon, St. James the Greater,

by Daniel Cary, London 1638,

fig-shaped bowl, slightly tapering faceted stem, apostle finial, the nimbus with a dove, length 18.9cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance: Purchased from Tessiers, 26 New Bond Street, London, probably in the 1950's.