Bidspirit auction | 17th-century spoons, Laurens Thomas Leeuwarden,

17th-century spoons, Laurens Thomas Leeuwarden, with Frisian family coats of arms - An antique late 17th-century silver spoon. The back of the bowl engraved with two coats of arms. The left shield with the initials T.R., the right shield dated 1698. Marked with the maker's mark of Laurens Thomas, active as a silversmith in Leeuwarden from 1597 (Friese Voet 1932,1; Friese Voet 1974,377). With thanks to Mr. Schipper (Zilverstudie.nl) for identifying the marks. Dimensions: length 17 cm Condition: Signs of use, small dent to the reverse of the stem