Fine Silver - 25th October 2017

Lot 901

A Charles II silver child's Trefid spoon

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A Charles II silver child's Trefid spoon,

by Adam King, London 1672,

the reverse of the oval bowl with reeded rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal scratch initialled 'M.F', length 14.4cm, approx. weight 0.6oz.

Provenance: Constable Collection, J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd.

This spoon is illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing 2016, Volume II, pages 768-769, spoon no.164.