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LOT 1911
Tudor 'Thames' Pewter Acorn-Topped Spoon with Maker's Mark
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (34.8 grams, 16.3 cm).
Featuring a shallow ovoid bowl, round-section stem and acorn finial; bowl stamped with rosette makers mark. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
Cf. Homer, R.F., Five Centuries of Base Metal Spoons, UK, 1975, p.38.
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LOT 1911
Tudor 'Thames' Pewter Acorn-Topped Spoon with Maker's Mark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Tudor Period Iron Fire-Striker with Bronze Handle with Cherubs
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Two Rembrandt van Rijn Etchings
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising: landscape with farm buildings, cows and horses; accompanied by a portrait, an impression of Rembrandt by Thomas Worlidge, printed 1757, torn. 11 grams total, 14.5 x 13.5 - 15.2 x 9.5 cm
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
The 'portrait of a man' shows clearly the influence of Rembrandt's self-portrait studies, e.g. 'Self Portrait with Saskia' of 1636. The landscape scene resembles 'Landscape with Cottage' drawn in the 1650s.
