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Polly Posts: 1971 |
posted 05-24-2013 04:10 PM
  
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Polly Posts: 1971 |
posted 05-24-2013 08:13 PM
Apologies, Scott--my computer automatically logs me into the website, and I didn't realize it was restricted. Here's a longer quote: "Mrs. How, who died in 2004 at 89, kept 45 ancient spoons and a fork in her private collection. On June 4, [an auction house] will offer them with four- and five-figure estimates each. "They date as far back as the third century, and many were excavated at British archaeological sites, including burial grounds, chalk pits and riverbeds. The handle finials are shaped like acorns, spears and apostles, or bear the monograms of unidentified original owners. "Mrs. How’s descendants had lent the collection to the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at Oxford for display, until last year. The historian David J. E. Constable published a book, “The Benson Collection of Early Silver Spoons” (Constables Publishing), just in time to learn that the family was selling the pieces." IP: Logged |
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posted 05-24-2013 10:00 PM
It opens for me without a login. The auction is sale No 1126, at Christie's, King Street, London. The spoons are lots 301 - 340. The online catalog is abbreviated, but the full catalog is available for download and is viewable with Adobe Reader. IP: Logged |
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agphile Posts: 798 |
posted 06-04-2013 02:13 PM
Well, the sale has happened. The Roman spoon at lot 303 fetched a staggering price. The spoons I had my eye on all went beyond my budget but the set of 6 apostles failed to sell - historically interesting but I guess condition counted against them at the sort of price hoped for. I'm glad David Constable got his book out before the collection was dispersed. IP: Logged |
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