A silver-mounted fruitwood Apostle spoon, 17th century
Session One
LOT 60
A silver-mounted fruitwood Apostle spoon, 17th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A silver-mounted fruitwood Apostle spoon, 17th century
with deep rounded fig-shaped bowl, tapering carved stem, the shaft capped by an engraved silver collar, with an Apostle terminal of St Paul, 16cm long; and a treen fruitwood ladle, 16th century, possibly Scandinavian, the deep bowl engraved INRI, the reverse inlaid with a pair of deer flanked by flowers, the stem carved with zig-zag pattern, the terminal in the form of a knot, 11,5cm long
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Provenance
Bill Brown Collection.
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