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Lot 127Property from the Estate of Robert P. Eaton
A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER BASTING SPOONS
MARK OF PHILIP ROBINSON, LONDON, 1718
Fermé23 October 2013
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USD 4,000
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The inscription reads, Ex Dono Henrici Davis Unius Seniorum 1718.
The arms are those of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen.
The Woolmen's Company is one of the oldest Livery Companies of the City of London, having been first recorded in 1180. The company's coat-of-arms is a woolsack, as engraved on these spoons, and their motto is Lana Spes Nostra, or "wool is our hope."
The arms are those of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen.
The Woolmen's Company is one of the oldest Livery Companies of the City of London, having been first recorded in 1180. The company's coat-of-arms is a woolsack, as engraved on these spoons, and their motto is Lana Spes Nostra, or "wool is our hope."