A mid-17th century provincial silver Puritan spoon,

A mid-17th century provincial silver Puritan spoon,
stamped once in the bowl and twice on the stem with a leopard's head, also with maker's mark of TA, unascribed English provincial, circa 1650,
oval bowl, tapering stem, the reverse of the terminal with scratch initials 'RM', length 17.3cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

For a similar example see: Sotheby & Co., London, Provincial Silver Spoons, The Ellis Collection, 13/14 November 1935, lot 80.