Live Auction 5367Christie's Interiors
A WILLIAM & MARY UNASCRIBED PROVINCIAL SILVER TREFID SPOON
Lot 323

A WILLIAM & MARY UNASCRIBED PROVINCIAL SILVER TREFID SPOON

MAKER'S MARK RC WITH AN ANNULET BELOW, IN A SHIELD-SHAPED PUNCH, ACCOMPANIED BY A FLEUR-DE-LYS IN A BEADED CIRCLE STRUCK TWICE, FLANKING A ROSE IN A SHIELD-SHAPED PUNCH, PROBABLY WESSEX AREA, CIRCA 1690

Closed30 September 2008

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GBP 1,375

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A WILLIAM & MARY UNASCRIBED PROVINCIAL SILVER TREFID SPOON
MAKER'S MARK RC WITH AN ANNULET BELOW, IN A SHIELD-SHAPED PUNCH, ACCOMPANIED BY A FLEUR-DE-LYS IN A BEADED CIRCLE STRUCK TWICE, FLANKING A ROSE IN A SHIELD-SHAPED PUNCH, PROBABLY WESSEX AREA, CIRCA 1690
The trefid end with notched 'ears' and engraved guide-lines to front, the back of the stem engraved with initials E over I.M over B over W.A, the bowl with ribbed rat-tail
8 in. (20 cm.) long
1.75 oz. (54 gr.)

Specialist note

Although unascribed, there is a hand-written note from Timothy Kent on the ticket accompanying this spoon. Kent, the noted authority on early spoons, states the strong probability that this spoon is from the Wessex area.