Lot 441
441
THE MASTER A HENRY VIII PARCEL-GILT SILVER APOSTLE SPOON
THE MASTER A HENRY VIII PARCEL-GILT SILVER APOSTLE SPOON
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THE MASTER A HENRY VIII PARCEL-GILT SILVER APOSTLE SPOON

LONDON, 1511, MAKER'S MARK A WHEEL

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THE MASTER
A HENRY VIII PARCEL-GILT SILVER APOSTLE SPOON
LONDON, 1511, MAKER'S MARK A WHEEL
The gilt finial cast as the Master with St. Esprit nimbus, marked in the bowl with leopard's head and on stem with date letter and maker's mark, in a later fitted red leather covered case with easel back
7 in. (17.7 cm.) long
1 oz. 10 dwt. (46 gr.)
Provenance
Major John William Goodford (1878-1955), of Chilton Cantelo House, Yeovil, Somerset,
Major J. W. Goodford, Chilton Cantelo House, Yeovil, Somerset;
Sotheby’s, London, 14 June 1927, (£21 to Ian Audery).
with the London Trade, 1952.
with How of Edinburgh, 1959.
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, New York, 20 October 1997, lot 328.
Literature
Commander G. E. P. How and J. P. How, English and Scottish Silver Spoons, Mediaeval to Late Stuart and Pre-Elizabethan Hallmarks on English Plate, London, 1952, vol. II, pp. 390-391, pl. 8.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The Master

As mentioned in the note on lot 439, it is believed that such apostle spoons would have appeared as a set of twelve. The ultimate 13th addition would be a spoon with a finial cast as the Master, representing Christ. As a result, fewer examples of the Master exist than those representing many of the other saints. Commander and Mrs How describe the present spoon as '... highly important' (Commander G. E. P. How and J. P. How, op. cit., London, 1952, vol. II, pp. 390-391, pl. 8). It is first recorded as being 'on the market' in 1952 (How, op. cit. p. 390).

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