Antique Charles I Sterling Silver Seal-Top Spoon

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Elizabeth I English sterling silver seal-top spoon; an addition to our 16th century silver flatware collection. This exceptional antique Elizabethan sterling seal top spoon* has a pear-shaped bowl to a faceted stem. The rounded bowl of this impressive antique silver spoon is plain and unembellished, apart from the feature assay mark. The faceted stem terminates with a knopped circular seal matrix/die bearing the initials 'SPSW'. The knopped terminal and bowl of the spoon retain the original gilding. Such 16th century examples in this condition are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. * Seal top spoons became popular in England in the later 16th and 17th centuries. NOTE: After surviving the Great Fire of London, the records at the London Assay office were destroyed by fire in 1681; their catalogues and documentation began again in 1697. Due to this unfortunate event, we are unable to associate a maker to this spoon. Condition This antique silver seal...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver caddy spoon modelled in the form of a jockey cap; an addition to our diverse teaware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III sterling silver caddy spoon is realistically modelled in the form of a jockey cap. The outer surface of the cap is encircled with impressive pin struck decoration, reproducing the details of the caps structure and stitching. The button to the crown of the cap is ornamented with an impressive quatrefoil style stellate design, encompassed with a wrigglework decorated border. The plateaued peak/visor of the cap is embellished with further pin struck decoration. This impressive silver spoon will sit on either the convex or concave side of the bowl. This exceptional period silver jockey...

This antique solid silver seal top spoon, dating back to 1630, is a remarkable example of early 17th-century craftsmanship. The seal top spoon design is...

Antique valuable sterling silver serving spoons Decorative tableware pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside. Oval, domed body on short,...