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For further information on slip-top spoons see lot 440.
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MARK OF JEREMY JOHNSON, LONDON, 1653
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A PAIR OF COMMONWEALTH SILVER SLIP-TOP SPOONS
MARK OF JEREMY JOHNSON, LONDON, 1653
Each with plain tapering stem, engraved on the back of the stem with initials 'IL', marked in bowl with leopard's head and on stem with lion passant, maker's mark and date letter
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) long
3 oz. 9 dwt. (107 gr.)
MARK OF JEREMY JOHNSON, LONDON, 1653
Each with plain tapering stem, engraved on the back of the stem with initials 'IL', marked in bowl with leopard's head and on stem with lion passant, maker's mark and date letter
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) long
3 oz. 9 dwt. (107 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, Sydney; 17 August 1993, lot 424.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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