Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th July - 13th July 2022

Lot 571

A rare Elizabeth I provincial Apostle Spoon

Estimate £6,000 - £8,000

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Description

A rare Elizabeth I provincial Apostle Spoon, St. Peter,

by Robert Gylmyn, York 1572,

fig-shaped bowl, he reverse scratch initialled 'R' over 'IA', faceted stem, the finial with traces of gilding and with a pierced nimbus, length 18.2cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance:

A Private Collection.

Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons including the Property of a Lady, 02 May 2001, lot 95.

For mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collectors Club, 1989, page 460.