A William and Mary Scottish provincial silver Engraved Trefid spoon, by Alexander Galloway, Aberdeen circa 1690, the reverse of the bowl with an engraved foliate rat-tail and scratch initialled 'M.B', tapering stem, engraved decoration, the terminal with engraved foliate decoration, the reverse with scratch initials 'RP', length 20.7cm, approx. weight 1.8oz. Provenance: The David Constable Collection. R.L. Christie Works of Art Ltd. Bonhams, Edinburgh, Scottish Sale, 15/16 April, 2015, lot 202. A Private Collection. Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1710, Constables Publishing, 2016, Volume 2, pages 932-933, entry number 215. This is one of three similar spoons known. One is in a private collection and the other is in the National Museums of Scotland. Read more »
A William and Mary Scottish provincial silver Engraved Trefid spoon, by Alexander Galloway, Aberdeen circa 1690, the reverse of the bowl with an engraved foliate rat-tail and scratch initialled 'M.B', tapering stem, engraved decoration, the terminal with engraved foliate decoration, the reverse with scratch initials 'RP', length 20.7cm, approx. weight 1.8oz. Provenance: The David Constable Collection. R.L. Christie Works of Art Ltd. Bonhams, Edinburgh, Scottish Sale, 15/16 April, 2015, lot 202. A Private Collection. Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1710, Constables Publishing, 2016, Volume 2, pages 932-933, entry number 215. This is one of three similar spoons known. One is in a private collection and the other is in the National Museums of Scotland. Read more »
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