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LOT 1948
Jacobean and Later 'Published' Bronze and Pewter Spoon Collection
17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 - 7 1/4 in. (173 grams total, 17-18.6 cm).
Comprising: one with rectangular bowl flat handle with tulip finial; one with oval bowl and stamped motif to bowl and upper handle; one with shallow disc bowl, hexagonal-section handle, maker's mark inside the bowl. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Detector Finds 2, Witham, 1995, p.86, for one example.
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LOT 1948
Jacobean and Later 'Published' Bronze and Pewter Spoon Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.