Fine Silver - 25th October 2017
Lot 903
An Elizabeth I provincial silver Seal-top spoon
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £4500
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Description
An Elizabeth I provincial silver Seal-top spoon,
by John Gladwin and John Utting, Lichfield, circa 1580,
the reverse of the fig shaped bowl with scratch initials 'A.D', faceted tapering stem, gilded cushion Seal-top finial, length 15.3cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.
Provenance: Constable Collection, How of Edinburgh.
This spoon is illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing 2016, Volume I, pages 460-461, spoon no.82.