A rare set of five late 17th century miniature silver toy tea bowls

A rare set of five late 17th century miniature silver toy tea bowls,

maker's mark of I.F with a star below, circa 1685,

plain circular tapering form, diameter 1.7cm, approx. weight 0.4oz. (5)

Provenance:

A Private Collection.

Alastair Dickenson Ltd.

Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Silver Sale 25 Jan 2011, A Private Collection, lot 151.

Purchased 25 October 1981.

For a similar example or perhaps the identical items see, Victor Houart, L'Argenterie miniature, Office du Livre, 1981, page 176, plate 215.