A Charles II West Country silver Trefid condiment spoon

A Charles II West Country silver Trefid condiment spoon,

by John Verdon, Exeter circa 1675,

oval bowl, with a rudimentary rat-tail, tapering stem with guide lines, length 11.5cm, approx. weight 0.39oz.

Provenance:

The David Constable Collection.

J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd.

Griffin Collection part 1, Phillips, New Bond Street, 24 April 1997, lot 62.

Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., The Silver Spoons of Britain,1200-1710, Volume two, Constables Publishing, 2016, pages 770/1, entry number 165.