16TH C. ENGLISH BRONZE APOSTLE SPOON
Cast Bronze Spoon with finial of a standing robed figure, peaked stem, teardrop shaped bowl, 4 7/8" long. Very good condition.
The popularity apostle spoons began at the end of the 15th century and was associated with the custom of giving a newborn baby a spoon as a gift. Their popularity faded at the end of the 17th century. They were never as much in vogue and produced in as great quantities elsewhere as in England.
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Cast Bronze Spoon with finial of a standing robed figure, peaked stem, teardrop shaped bowl, 4 7/8" long. Very good condition.
The popularity apostle spoons began at the end of the 15th century and was associated with the custom of giving a newborn baby a spoon as a gift. Their popularity faded at the end of the 17th century. They were never as much in vogue and produced in as great quantities elsewhere as in England.
