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For further information on seal-top spoons see lot 447.
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MARK OF JEREMY JOHNSON, LONDON, 1658
Details
A COMMONWEALTH PARCEL-GILT SILVER SEAL-TOP SPOON
MARK OF JEREMY JOHNSON, LONDON, 1658
The gilt baluster finial cast with lobes and foliage, the seal prick engraved with initials 'EH', marked in bowl with leopard's head and on stem with maker's mark, lion passant and date letter
6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) long
1 oz. 13 dwt. (51 gr.)
MARK OF JEREMY JOHNSON, LONDON, 1658
The gilt baluster finial cast with lobes and foliage, the seal prick engraved with initials 'EH', marked in bowl with leopard's head and on stem with maker's mark, lion passant and date letter
6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) long
1 oz. 13 dwt. (51 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 11 November 1997, lot 58.
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Please note that in the printed catalogue the images for lots 461 and 462 are transposed with one another.
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