Lot Essay
cf. Cataloque Groningen Zilver, Groningen Museum, 19 April-19 May, 1975, number L6, for an almost identical example by an unknown master
Details
A EARLY APOSTLE SPOON
maker's mark a bell, probably Groningen, circa 1620
The terminal depicting The Apostle Simon, the tapering rectangular stem engraved with overlapping circular motifs "geteld geld", the reverse of the bowl faintly engraved with a coat-of-arms and initialed A.S.R.G., and dated 1658 - 17.5cm long (31gr)
maker's mark a bell, probably Groningen, circa 1620
The terminal depicting The Apostle Simon, the tapering rectangular stem engraved with overlapping circular motifs "geteld geld", the reverse of the bowl faintly engraved with a coat-of-arms and initialed A.S.R.G., and dated 1658 - 17.5cm long (31gr)