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Lot Essay
A set of twelve apostle spoons with similar bowls and handles were sold Works of Art from the Wernher Collection; Christie's, London, 5 July 2000, lot 21.
A set of Swiss 17th Century casting moulds for apostle finials of very similar type to the present example are recorded (E.M. Lösel, Zürcher Goldschmiede Kunst, Zurich, 1983, p. 396, fig. 171). However the form was also used by German silversmiths of the period.
A set of Swiss 17th Century casting moulds for apostle finials of very similar type to the present example are recorded (E.M. Lösel, Zürcher Goldschmiede Kunst, Zurich, 1983, p. 396, fig. 171). However the form was also used by German silversmiths of the period.