An Elizabeth I silver apostle spoon, St James the Less. William Cawdell...
An Elizabeth I silver apostle spoon, St James the Less.
William Cawdell,
London, 1594.
The fig-shaped bowl to a hexagonal stem surmounted by an apostle finial with pierced nimbus, the figure depicted carrying a fuller's bat, 18cm long, approx. weight 2ozt (62.1g)
Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Early Spoons.
- Purchased by the vendor from Henry Willis Antiques in 1982.
- Illustrated and described in Silver Spoons of Great Britain 1200-1710 by David J.E. Constable (Vol.1), pp. 258-261.
An Elizabeth I silver apostle spoon, St James the Less.
William Cawdell,
London, 1594.
The fig-shaped bowl to a hexagonal stem surmounted by an apostle finial with pierced nimbus, the figure depicted carrying a fuller's bat, 18cm long, approx. weight 2ozt (62.1g)
Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Early Spoons.
- Purchased by the vendor from Henry Willis Antiques in 1982.
- Illustrated and described in Silver Spoons of Great Britain 1200-1710 by David J.E. Constable (Vol.1), pp. 258-261.
