A fine Henry VIII silver Apostle spoon

A fine Henry VIII silver Apostle spoon, The Master,

by William Simpson, London 1530,

fig-shaped bowl, the reverse with scratch initials 'G' over 'IE', 'faceted stem, gilded finial with a pierced nimbus, length 18cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance:

A Private Collection.

Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, A Private Collection of Early Silver Spoons, 25 October 2000, lot 32.

The Cookson Collection.

Sotheby and Co., 6 March 1952, lot 31.

C.G. Rupert Collection.

The Staniforth Collection.

Literature:

Illustrated in How, Volume II, Chapter III, Section II, Plate 29, where How writes of this spoon that it 'is one of the most famous of all master spoons'.

Rupert, C.G: Apostle Spoons. This spoon is illustrated as the frontispiece.

Illustrated in A Collection of Early English Spoons of the 15th, 16th & 17th Century formed by The Rev. Thos. Staniforth, The property of E.W. Staniforth Esq. Kirk Hammerton Hall, York 1898, published by the Critchton Bros.

Illustrated in Gask, N., Old Silver Spoons of England, 1973 edition, page 74/75, plate X.