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LONDON, 1627, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PERHAPS THAT OF ROBERT JYGGES
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A CHARLES I SILVER SEAL-TOP SPOON
LONDON, 1627, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PERHAPS THAT OF ROBERT JYGGES
The baluster finial cast with foliage and engraved with initials 'I*I', marked in bowl with leopard's head and on stem with lion passant, maker's mark and date letter
6 ½ in. (16.4 cm.) long
1 oz. 8 dwt. (43 gr.)
LONDON, 1627, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PERHAPS THAT OF ROBERT JYGGES
The baluster finial cast with foliage and engraved with initials 'I*I', marked in bowl with leopard's head and on stem with lion passant, maker's mark and date letter
6 ½ in. (16.4 cm.) long
1 oz. 8 dwt. (43 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York; 23 April 1993, lot 237.
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