Silver, Gold & Objects of Vertu - Day One - 21st October 2025
Lot 372
A late-17th-century West Country silver decorated Trefid spoon,
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £533
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Description
A late-17th-century West Country silver decorated Trefid spoon,
marked three times with maker's mark of IA script conjoined, probably for John Avery, Exeter circa 1690,
the reverse of the oval bowl with a raised rat-tail and engraved foliate scroll decoration, the stem with foliate scroll decoration, the terminal scratch initialled 'T*P' over 'M*A', and later dated '1726' length 19.5cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.
Provenance: The Michael Baggott Collection.