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Item: Spoon Description: Seal-top Hallmark: Circa 1630-50 Dimensions: 174mm long, 52g weight Comments: A lovely quality seal top spoon in excellent condition. The spoon has three clear hallmarks to the reverse terminal (polyfoil struck twice and reversed "R") and a further crisp polyfoil mark to the bowl. The marks are unattributed, however the presence of a distinctive Salisbury Group B cast seal indicates an origin in the vicinity of Salisbury from the early/mid 17th Century (see Kent "Salisbury Silver & It's Makers 1550-1700" pages 16-18 for further information). The seal is dot pricked "W.C". Provenance: The How of Edinburgh Sale on October 30th 2007. How of Edinburgh were the leading experts in early spoons. They were retailing from the early 1930's onwards and produced the groundbreaking work "English & Scottish Silver Spoons and Pre-Elizabethan Hallmarks" in the 1950's. Price: SOLD Ref. No.: HOW/8388 BUY THIS ITEM MORE INFORMATION |
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