Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 963
A set of four Queen Anne silver Dog-nose spoons
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £950
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Description
A set of four Queen Anne silver Dog-nose spoons,
by Henry Green, London 1705,
the oval bowl with a plain rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal with a crest, motto and scratch initials 'I.S', length 20.2cm, approx. weight 9.7oz. (4)
Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, Early Silver Spoons and Flatware, 20 April 1999, lot 28.
The crest is that of Wombwell, of Wombwell, Yorkshire, created Baronets in 1778.