Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 28th April 2021
Lot 2027
A rare set of five late 17th century miniature silver toy tea bowls
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1600
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Description
A rare set of five late 17th century miniature silver toy tea bowls,
maker's mark of I.F with a star below, circa 1685,
plain circular tapering form, diameter 1.7cm, approx. weight 0.4oz. (5)
Provenance:
A Private Collection.
Alastair Dickenson Ltd.
Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Silver Sale 25 Jan 2011, A Private Collection, lot 151.
Purchased 25 October 1981.
For a similar example or perhaps the identical items see, Victor Houart, L'Argenterie miniature, Office du Livre, 1981, page 176, plate 215.