Fine Silver - 25th October 2017
Lot 886
A William and Mary West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A William and Mary West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon,
by Francis Glanville, Launceston, circa 1694,
the reverse of the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail and foliate scroll decoration, the reverse of the terminal with prick dot initials 'I.B' over '1694', length 19.3cm, approx. weight 1.5oz.
Provenance:
The Constable Collection.
Lawrences, Crewkerne, 5 July 2011, lot no. 149.
Anthony and Jane Sale collection.
How of Edinburgh, 1989.
This spoon is illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing 2016, Volume II, pages 678-679, spoon no.135.