Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018
Lot 760
A pair of late 17th century provincial silver Trefid spoon
Estimate £2,000 - £2,500 | Hammer £4800
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Description
A pair of late 17th century provincial silver Trefid spoon,
by Thomas Havers, Norwich circa 1689,
the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal prick-dot initialled 'B' over 'I*I', length 19.2cm, approx. weight 3.2oz. (2)
These spoons are illustrated and written about in Hartop, C., East Anglian Silver, 1550-1750, John Adamson, 2004, entry number 31, page 62.
Provenance: The Griffin Collection, 1997, How of Edinburgh.