An Elizabeth I West Country silver Lion Sejant spoon

An Elizabeth I West Country silver Lion Sejant spoon,

by Thomas Matthew, Barnstaple circa 1580,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, gilded finial, length 17.9cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

Illustrated in How, G., in collaboration with How J., English and Scottish Silver Spoons, Volume One, Chapter II, Section VII, pages 264-267, plate 5, central spoon.

Anonymous Collection in 1952.