Fine Silver - 25th October 2017

Lot 899

A pair of James II silver sucket spoons/forks

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2600

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Description

A pair of James II silver sucket spoons/forks,

maker's mark of RS above a mullet, London circa 1686,

the oval bowls with a plain rat-tail, scratch initialled 'T.H 6 May 86', length 13.5cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. (2)

Provenance: Constable Collection, The Albert Collection, item 448.

This spoon is illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing 2016, Volume II, pages 774-775, spoon no.167.