Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 212
A Charles I West Country silver Lion sejant spoon
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1700
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Description
A Charles I West Country silver Lion sejant spoon,
by John Ivie, Salisbury circa 1625,
the fig-shaped bowl with traces of gilding, tapering faceted stem, gilded lion finial, length 17.5cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.
Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, Early Spoons, 28 July 2004, lot 825.
For maker's mark see Kent, T., West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, J.H. Bourdon-Smith, 1992, page 103, illustration M.75.