Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2. - 23rd July 2020

Lot 928

A Charles II West Country silver-gilt Apostle spoon

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1300

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Description

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

by Thomas Dare I, over-stamping another mark, Taunton circa 1673,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem with a gilded Apostle finial with a large plain nimbus, with prick dot initials 'I.P over T.W' '1673', length 18.5cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.