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A RARE PEWTER SPOON WITH A LION KNOP
- 15TH CENTURY

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A RARE PEWTER SPOON WITH A LION KNOP
15TH CENTURY
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • £1,080
  • ($2,159)
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    £700 - £900
  • ($1,399 - $1,799)

Sale Information

Sale 7523
Important Early English Pewter The 'Little' Collection
1 May 2007
London, King Street





Lot Description

A RARE PEWTER SPOON WITH A LION KNOP
15TH CENTURY
A crowned hammer mark to stem, the lion 'Statant Guardant'
6in. (15cm.)

Special Notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Provenance

Peal collection, sold Sotheby's London, 6th October 1981, lot 89.
Franklin collection, Sold Sotheby's Billingshurst 22nd June 1999 lot 472.

Literature

Homer, Five Centuries of Base Metal Spoons, p.21.

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