Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018
Lot 743
A set of four William III silver Dog-nose spoons
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A set of four William III silver Dog-nose spoons,
by William Scarlett, London 1701,
oval bowl with a plain rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal engraved with whimsical cows, and with scratch initials 'V' over 'AR' over 'KC' '1700', the other spoons engraved '1701','1702' and '1703', length 19.9cm and 20cm, approx. weight 9.7oz. (4)
Provenance: The Albert Collection. entry number 89.
illustrated in Butler, R, The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing 2004, page 181.