Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1198
A pair of Charles I silver Apostle spoons
Estimate £7,000 - £9,000 | Hammer £11500
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Description
A pair of Charles I silver Apostle spoons, St. Jude and St. Matthias,
by Daniel Cary, London 1635
fig-shaped bowls, slightly tapering faceted stems, gilded apostle finials, the nimbus with a dove, the reverse of the bowl with scratch initialled 'NS', and with signs of earlier prick-dot initials, length 18.4cm, approx. weight 3.9oz. (2)
Provenance: Purchased from Tessiers, 26 New Bond Street, London, probably in the 1950's.