Lot 502
Victorian silver pair of spoons in early seventeenth century style, each with plain bowl leading...
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Lot 502
Victorian silver pair of spoons in early seventeenth century style, each with plain bowl leading...
Lot 502
Lot Description
Victorian silver pair of spoons in early seventeenth century style, each with plain bowl leading to a decorated stem incised with the date 1625 and terminating with a caryatid style finial. Hallmarked I S Greenberg & Co (Israel Sigmund Greenberg), Birmingham 1888, also with the 'F' Foreign mark and two further punched marks. Length measures 5 1/4 inches (13.5 cm), weight 2 ozt (62.6 grams).
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Both spoons display general wear and some tarnishing and surface marks and scratches. There are also some minor nicks and the impressions of the punched marks are just visible to the interior of the spoon bowls. On one of the spoons, there is a crack in the metal around the neck. The hallmarks to the reverse of each bowl are slightly rubbed in places but are all legible.
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