Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th July - 13 Jul 2022
Two similar Charles II unascribed West Country Apostle spoons
Two similar Charles II unascribed West Country Apostle spoons,
marked once to the bowl and once to the reverse of the stem C.R with mullets in a shaped shield, and twice to the reverse of the stem with the mark of a chalice and mullets in a heart shaped shield,
probably Taunton area 1660-1670,
fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, one prick dot inscribed 'June 25, 1680', the gilded finials with no emblems and large nimbi, scratch initialled 'I.I' over 'L', l, the other 'E.W' over '1666' over 'S.D', lengths 8.5cm and 7.7cmm, approx. total weight 2.9oz. (2)
Provenance:
A Private Collection.
Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons including the Property of a Lady, 02 May 2001, lot 83.
For mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collectors Club, 1989, page 324.