Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018

Lot 730

A rare Queen Anne Scottish provincial silver Dog-nose spoon

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2200

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Description

A rare Queen Anne Scottish provincial silver Dog-nose spoon,

by David Dunlop, Canongate circa 1703,

the oval bowl with a plain rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal scratch initialled 'RG' over 'HG' over a troy weight abbreviation '11oz9d', length 19.4cm, approx. weight 1.8oz.

Provenance: purchased in these rooms, A Private Collection of Scottish Provincial Flatware, 27th January 2009, lot 133.