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Item: Spoon Description: Seal Top Hallmark: London 1602 by Noah Farmer Dimensions: 162 mm long, 36g weight Comments: A rare Elizabethan seal top spoon with an excellent set of hallmarks showing a clear date letter and maker's device mark. The bowl of this spoon generally retains it's fig-shape, however it is less deep than typical and has a thin leading edge. The device mark is "a dove holding an olive branch" and this mark is illustrated in Jackson's on page 105 top entry. The mark has been attributed by Percival (Finial 11/05) to Noah Farmer and following his death in 1600 to his widow or his apprentice Barnabas Turville. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Marquis of Breadalbane. Spoons formerly in this famous collection are stamped with the "Breadalbane" facsimile. Price: SOLD Ref. No.: DD/8617 |
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