Lot 78
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928)
RARE SILVER-PLATED DESSERT SPOON WITH TRIFID END, CIRCA 1905
Auction: 15 June 2011 at 12:00 BST
£563
Description
stamped to the reverse of the stem 'Miss Cranston's'
Dimensions
7.25 in. (18.5cm.) long
Footnote
Literature: Judy Rudoe, 'Decorative Arts 1850-1950, A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection', page 211, plate 66 for illustration of a matching dessert spoon
Note: Designed circa 1905 for Miss Cranston's tearooms in Glasgow, teaspoons for Miss Cranston's appear relatively frequently, however the dessert spoons are much more uncommon.