A rare medieval acorn knop spoon with a faceted tapering stem and a pear shaped bowl
Estimate £2,200 - £2,500 | Hammer £1650
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Description
A rare medieval acorn knop spoon with a faceted tapering stem and a pear shaped bowl, (traces of corrosion probably from having been buried), unmarked probably dating from early 14th century*, 6.1in (15.5cm) long, 0.7oz.
* For comparison with a similar spoon see How - English & Scottish Silver Spoons and Pre Elizabethan Hallmarks on English plate. Vol I, Chapter II, Section I pp 150 and 151.
