Silver & Objects of Vertu - 23rd October 2024

Lot 880

A Charles I West-Country silver Maidenhead spoon,

Estimate £1,200 - £1,500

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Description

A Charles I West-Country silver Maidenhead spoon,
maker's mark TP conjoined, probably for Thomas Punchard, Totnes/Dartmouth, circa 1645,
fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, with traces of gilding to the base of the Miadienhead finial, length 16.3cm, approx. weight 0.8oz.

For notes on maker see, Kent, T., West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, J.H. Bourdon-Smith, 1992, page 122.