£280
A PROVINCIAL DOG NOSE SPOON C. 1690, WILLIAM GOUGH OF MARLBOROUGH. Marked thrice on the reverse of the stem. Probably William Gough III b.1655. See West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, Timothy Kent, pp. 94.
18 cm.
41 g.
PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
The spoon has some wear to the bowl and stem - see photo. The prick engraving is difficult to read in full, there are the initials S.I and a date in July, rubbed.
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