A pair of Kinsale silver trefid spoons.
The only known pair of Kinsale trefid spoons will feature at Weldon’s stand at the National Antiques and Vintage Fair at the South Court Hotel in Limerick on March 19 and 20. By Joseph and William Wall they were made c1695-1705 and are real rarities. Trefid spoons are flat handled with a stem that widens at the top with two notches that form a shape with three lobes. Irish provincial silver is much rarer than Dublin silver. Antique Kinsale silver pieces are prized by collectors. Weldons say it is likely that they were owned by the Daunt family of Tracton Abbey near Kinsale.