Lot Essay
A similar spoon by the same maker, circa 1690, is illustrated in E. Schliemann ed., Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, Hamburg, 1985, vol. 3, p. 87, fig. 174.
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MARK OF FRIEDERICH SCHULTE, HAMBURG, CIRCA 1690
Details
A German silver spoon
Mark of Friederich Schulte, Hamburg, circa 1690
With auricular scroll handle, the bowl interior engraved with flowerhead, marked on reverse of the bowl
18.2 cm. long
54 gr.
Mark of Friederich Schulte, Hamburg, circa 1690
With auricular scroll handle, the bowl interior engraved with flowerhead, marked on reverse of the bowl
18.2 cm. long
54 gr.
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