Medieval Silver-Gilt 'Diamond Point' Spoon

HALLMARKED FOR 1574 AD

5 3/4" (28 grams, 15 cm).

A cast silver spoon with broad scoop bowl, piriform in profile with hexagonal-section shaft terminating in a 'diamond point' knop; traces of gilding to the shaft, 'crowned lion' mark in bowl for London assay; date letter gothic 'r' for 1574 and indistinct maker's mark below.

Provenance

From an old Dorset collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 593

Medieval Silver-Gilt 'Diamond Point' Spoon

Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,730

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