Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 802
An early 15th century provincial silver Lion Sejant Affronte spoon
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000
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Description
An early 15th century provincial silver Lion Sejant Affronte spoon,
marked to the reverse of the stem with a Tau Cross, circa 1420,
deep drop fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted bowl, gilded finial, length 18cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.
Provenance: The David Constable Collection.
J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd., Mason's Yard London.
Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1710, Constables Publishing, 2016, Volume 1, pages 390-393, entry number 67 .