Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019

Lot 515

A Charles II West Country silver-gilt Apostle spoon

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1800

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Description

A Charles II West Country silver-gilt Apostle spoon, St. Philip,

no maker's mark, Exeter circa 1677,

fig-shaped bowl, the reverse prick-dot initialled 'M.H' over '1677', tapering stem with an Apostle finial, with a plain nimbus, length 19.5cm, weight 2.1oz.

Provenance: purchased from Henry Willis Antique Silver, Sherborne in 2015.