Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 820
A William and Mary Scottish provincial silver Engraved Trefid spoon
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000
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Description
A William and Mary Scottish provincial silver Engraved Trefid spoon,
by Alexander Galloway, Aberdeen circa 1690,
the reverse of the bowl with an engraved foliate rat-tail and scratch initialled 'M.B', tapering stem, engraved decoration, the terminal with engraved foliate decoration, the reverse with scratch initials 'RP', length 20.7cm, approx. weight 1.8oz.
Provenance: The David Constable Collection.
R.L. Christie Works of Art Ltd.
Bonhams, Edinburgh, Scottish Sale, 15/16 April, 2015, lot 202.
A Private Collection.
Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1710, Constables Publishing, 2016, Volume 2, pages 932-933, entry number 215.
This is one of three similar spoons known. One is in a private collection and the other is in the National Museums of Scotland.