A fine quality antique English solid silver Elizabethan seal top spoon. Tapering stem finished with a fluted seal top finial. The bowl being fig shaped & well marked with the lion passant & the reverse ornamented with a later crest, which is just visible & looks to be a unicorn. The spoon is fully hallmarked. A fine example, lovely collectors item. With gift box. This item will be very well packaged & fully insured to ensure it arrives safely to you.
 
Significant events of 1585:
Work began on the London Bridge waterworks to supply the city with water
Ivan The Terrible dies
Sir Walter Raleigh discovers Virginia
Queen Elizabeth I of England agrees to establish a protectorate over the Netherlands
 
 
Assay Office
London
 
Date
1585
 
Maker
Possibly IF (Mark is rubbed)
 
Weight
52 grams
 
Length:
165mm
 
Condition.
Excellent condition with light surface marks that are consistent with genuine age use & polishing.