Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 139
A late 17th / early 18th century Swedish parcel-gilt silver wine taster
Estimate £500 - £700
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Description
A late 17th / early 18th century Swedish parcel-gilt silver wine taster,
unmarked, circa 1700,
circular gilded bowl and with a gilded border, pierced trefoil handle with a spike, length 7.4cm, approx. weight 1oz.
Provenance: Kurt Ribbhagen, Stockholm, Sweden, 25 January 2000.
The spike on the handle is for holding the cork during decanting.