Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018

Lot 948

A rare pair of Queen Anne Scottish provincial silver Dog-nose spoons

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3800

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Description

A rare pair of Queen Anne Scottish provincial silver Dog-nose spoons,

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 '1oz 9d', length 19.4cm, approx. weight 3.6oz. (2)

A single matching example was sold in these rooms Fine Silver Sale, 24 April 2018, lot 730.