Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019
Lot 508
An Elizabeth I West Country silver Lion Sejant spoon
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
An Elizabeth I West Country silver Lion Sejant spoon,
by Thomas Matthew, Barnstaple circa 1580,
fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, gilded finial, length 17.9cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Illustrated in How, G., in collaboration with How J., English and Scottish Silver Spoons, Volume One, Chapter II, Section VII, pages 264-267, plate 5, central spoon.
Anonymous Collection in 1952.