Charles II East Anglian provincial sterling silver spoon
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1676
The terminal prick dot engraved with contemporaneous initials I . H above the date 1676, the I later enhanced with additional prick dotting to form it into an A.
Marked to the stem with makers mark AH ligatured, crown, rose, castle upon lion passant. Length – 18.8 cm / 7.45 inches Weight – 54 grams / 1.74 ozt The Haslewood family was the most well-known of the Norwich silversmiths, the workshop ran by three generations from circa 1625-1740. The movement of the marks, which use the same punches, to all be on the stem such as on the present lot confirms as post-1670 date as supported by the engraved date.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- sterling silver
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 18.8 cm / 7.45 inches
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 174465931
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.