Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023

Lot 1837

A Mary I silver Apostle spoon, St. James the Greater,

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £8190

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Description

A Mary I silver Apostle spoon, St. James the Greater,
maker's mark of a crescent enclosing a star, probably for Nicholas Bartholomew, London 1557,
fig-shaped bowl, traces of gilding, faceted tapering stem, the finial with traces of gilding and a pierced nimbus, the reverse of the bowl with an old collection label, length 18cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.