A FINE PAIR OF HENRY VIII PARCEL-GILT SILVER APOSTLE SPOONS

MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM SIMPSON, (FRINGED S), LONDON, 1544

Details

A FINE PAIR OF HENRY VIII PARCEL-GILT SILVER APOSTLE SPOONS
Maker's Mark of William Simpson, (fringed S), London, 1544
The figural finials formed as Saint Bartholomew, holding a flaying knife and folds of skin, and Saint Simon Zelotes, holding a saw, each with a pierced nimbus, the oval bowls with faceted hexagonal stems, each marked on back of stem and in bowl
7.5/8 in. (19.36 cm.) long; 3 oz. 10 dwt. (116 gr.)
Simpson, William (2)

Provenance

J.P. Morgan, 1937 Inventory
The Morgan Collection, Christie's, New York, October 26, 1982, lot 57
S.J. Shrubsole

Lot Essay

The attribution to William Simpson of the fringed S mark, found on a great number of high quality spoons dating from around 1510 to 1545, is based on the attribution of Timothy A. Kent in London Silver Spoon Makers, London, 1981, pp. 9-10.