A Commonwealth West Country Apostle spoon

A Commonwealth West Country Apostle spoon, St. Peter,

marked once in the bowl, and three times to the reverse of the stem RW, tentatively ascribed to Ralph Williams, Winchester, circa 1650,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the finial with traces of gilding, the nimbus prick-dot initialled 'I.C;' over 'I.S' over '1652', length 17.7cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.

Provenance:

A Private Collection.

Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons including the Property of a Lady, 02 May 2001, lot 91.

For mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collectors Club, 1989, page 278.