How of Edinburgh - 30th October 2007

Lot 193

Cirencester: A Commonwealth/Charles II large spoon

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3000

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Description

Cirencester: A Commonwealth/Charles II large spoon, with a gilt elongated seal, pricked L over WE, struck once in the bowl and once on the stem, with a leopards head, once on the stem with a lion passant and once with an indistinct mark, maker Nathaniel (II) Winter, c.1655-1665, 7.6in (19.3cm). See Kent, West Country spoon and their makers, p.144