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LOT 2061
Tudor Tinned Bronze Spoon with Spoons Maker's Mark
16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (37 grams, 16.2 cm).
With flat oval cross-section stem, tapering very slightly from the bowl and ending in a simple ball seal knop; a maker's mark within a circular border has been stamped within the bowl, adjacent to the stem. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. similar spoon in PAS SOM-7C2A26.
Footnotes
Spoons with this type of knop date from the 16th century A.D. The knop, when bearing an owner's initial, could be used as a seal. The bronze spoons of the Tudor era were inexpensive and not mentioned in wills, but if silvered or in silver they were often listed among their owner’s property.
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