SOLD - An Elizabeth I Antique English Silver Apostle Spoon
Description
Fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem with a gilded finial of the Apostle Paul, with a sword in his right hand, a book in his left, and a pierced nimbus overhead.<br /><br />
Provenance:<br />
The David Constable Collection. Bonhams, Bond Street, 22 June 2011, lot 281.<br />
A Private Collection.<br />
S.J. Shrubsole.<br /><br />
Illustrated and described in Constable, D., "The Silver Spoons of Britain, 1200-1710", Vol. 1, Constables Publishing, 2016, pages 250-253, entry number 35.
Dimensions
Size | Length: 7.2 in. (18.3 cm.) |
Weight | 1 oz. 18 dwt. |
Stock No | V9678 |