Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 874
A William and Mary Scottish silver Trefid condiment spoon
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A William and Mary Scottish silver Trefid condiment spoon,
by George Yorstoun I, Edinburgh circa 1690,
oval bowl, the reverse with a ribbed rat-tail, length 10.5cm, approx. weight 0.5oz.
Provenance:
The David Constable Collection.
Nicholas Shaw Antiques.
Sir John Noble Collection
Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., The Silver Spoons of Britain,1200-1710, Volume two, Constables Publishing, 2016, pages 776/777, entry number 168.