Silver & Objects of Vertu - 5th February 2025
Lot 730
A Charles I tentatively ascribed West Country silver Seal-top spoon,
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2142
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Description
A Charles I tentatively ascribed West Country silver Seal-top spoon,
marked once in the bowl and three times on the stem with a scallop shell mark, possibly Gloucester, circa 1630,
fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the gilded finial with prick-dot initials 'A,M' over 'R', length 17.4cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
For marks see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collectors' Club, 1989, page 317.