A Charles I provincial silver Seal-top spoon

A Charles I provincial silver Seal-top spoon,

marked DC once to the bowl and twice to the base of the stem, probably West Country circa 1640,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, gilded seal-top finial, the reverse of the bowl prick-dot initialled 'NL' over '1651', length 18cm, approx. weight 1.9oz.

Provenance:

A Private Collection.

The Winfield Collection, Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London 7 March 2001, lot 84.

Purchased from Banfill and Chilman Ltd., 21 July 1949 for £21 10s.

A copy of the 1949 receipt a catalogue of The Winfield Collection is included with this lot.