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Lot 203

Two Roman silver spoons with bird decoration
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7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,000 - £1,500

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Two Roman silver spoons with bird decoration
Circa 3rd-4th Century A.D.
Each with fiddle-shaped bowls, the curved extension surmounted by a bird, one with a cruciform tail, with slender tapering stems, 13.5cm and 14.5cm long (2)

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Provenance:
UK private collection formed between 1950s-1990s.

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