Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 19th April 2023 - 19 Apr 2023
A Charles II Sussex silver Trefid spoon
A Charles II Sussex silver Trefid spoon,
by Robert Colegate, Lewes circa 1683,
oval bowl, the reverse with a raised rat-tail, the terminal with scratch initial 'I.P', the reverse of the terminal with scratch initial 'V' over 'WM' over '1683', length 18.8cm, approx. weight 1.5oz.
For the maker's mark see Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1700, Constables Publishing, 2017, page 999, entry number 108.