Lot Essay
An identical spoon by Van Dyck is in the Winterthur Museum, illustrated in Louise Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths, 1980, p. 480.
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A SET OF SIX SILVER TABLESPOONS
MAKER'S MARK OF PETER VAN DYCK, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1730
Each with upturned mid-rib handle and oval shaped bowl with molded double drop, M*W engraved on reverse, and with Nukerck later engraved, marked twice on back of handles
7 7/8in. long; 11oz. 10dwt. (6)
MAKER'S MARK OF PETER VAN DYCK, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1730
Each with upturned mid-rib handle and oval shaped bowl with molded double drop, M*W engraved on reverse, and with Nukerck later engraved, marked twice on back of handles
7 7/8in. long; 11oz. 10dwt. (6)