Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th July - 13th July 2022
Lot 528
A pair of James I silver Apostle spoons
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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Description
A pair of James I silver Apostle spoons, St. James The Greater and St. Jude,
by John Saunders, London 1615,
fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted stem, the finials with traces of gilding and with a holy dove nimbus, the reverse of the bowls with scratch initials 'O' over 'IT', lengths 18.1cm and 17.8cm, approx. weight 3.6oz. (2)
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Sotheby's, London, Arts of Europe, 12 May 2015, lot 141 (part).