A fine Henry VIII silver Apostle spoon

A fine Henry VIII silver Apostle spoon, St. Thomas,

maker's mark of a fringed S, for William Simpson, London 1533,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, gilded finial, pierced nimbus, the reverse of the bowl with an old collection label, length 17.8cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance:

A Private Collection

The Rupert Collection

The Crompton-Roberts Collection.

Illustrated and written up in How, G., and How J., English and Scottish Silver Spoons, 1953, Volume Two, Chapter III, Section II, Plate 30, pages 106/7.