A rare, 16th century unascribed provincial apostle spoon; St. Thomas, of good gauge , the gilt figure of the saint with a mushroom shaped nimbus, pierced and rayed with an applied corded border, (part missing) evidence of a mark on the back of the stem and struck in the bowl with an incuse Tudor rose mark, traces of gilding, unascribed, probably dating from the second or third quarters of the 16th century - 17.5cm long, 2.25oz. Literature See How, English and Scottish Silver Spoons and Pre-Elizabethan Hallmarks on English Plate , Vol II; compare: a) nimbus design and spoon shape with apostles from the Archbishop Parker set of 1566, chap.III, sec.II, plate 43. b) apostle casting of St. Thomas and spoon form from the Astor set of 1536, chap.III, sec.II, pp.108-117. c) nimbus design of St. Bartholemew spoon, (Cookson collection), chap. III, sec.II, pp.58. d) nimbus design and spoon form of St.James and St. Thomas apostles (Dor collection), chap.III, sec.II, plates 26 and 27.
A rare, 16th century unascribed provincial apostle spoon; St. Thomas, of good gauge , the gilt figure of the saint with a mushroom shaped nimbus, pierced and rayed with an applied corded border, (part missing) evidence of a mark on the back of the stem and struck in the bowl with an incuse Tudor rose mark, traces of gilding, unascribed, probably dating from the second or third quarters of the 16th century - 17.5cm long, 2.25oz. Literature See How, English and Scottish Silver Spoons and Pre-Elizabethan Hallmarks on English Plate , Vol II; compare: a) nimbus design and spoon shape with apostles from the Archbishop Parker set of 1566, chap.III, sec.II, plate 43. b) apostle casting of St. Thomas and spoon form from the Astor set of 1536, chap.III, sec.II, pp.108-117. c) nimbus design of St. Bartholemew spoon, (Cookson collection), chap. III, sec.II, pp.58. d) nimbus design and spoon form of St.James and St. Thomas apostles (Dor collection), chap.III, sec.II, plates 26 and 27.
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