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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]
Provenance
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
Literature
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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