Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms and initials are those of Hans Melchior von der Tann and Cordula von Haune, who married in 1585
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, GERMANY, 1585-1590
Details
A German silver spoon
Apparently unmarked, Germany, 1585-1590
The short curved raised stem and engraved with foliate geometrical pattern, the shaped shield terminal inscribed 1587, the bowl engraved with two foliate coat-of-arms and the inscribed HMVDT.CVH
11.2 cm. long
32 gr.
Apparently unmarked, Germany, 1585-1590
The short curved raised stem and engraved with foliate geometrical pattern, the shaped shield terminal inscribed 1587, the bowl engraved with two foliate coat-of-arms and the inscribed HMVDT.CVH
11.2 cm. long
32 gr.
Exhibited
Bad-Hersfeld, Städtische Muesum, 1967
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