A rare William and Mary Scottish provincial silver engraved Trefid spoon

A rare William and Mary Scottish provincial silver engraved Trefid spoon,

by Alexander Galloway, Aberdeen circa 1690,

oval bowl, the tapering stem with engraved decoration and the terminal with engraved acanthus decoration, the reverse of the bowl with similar decoration and scratch initialled 'MB', the reverse of the terminal scratch initialled 'RP', length 20.7cm, approx. weight 1.8oz.

Provenance:

The David Constable Collection.

R.L Christie Works of Art Limited

Bonhams, the Scottish Sale, Edinburgh, 15/16 April 2015, lot 202.

Private Collection.

Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., The Silver Spoons of Britain,1200-1710, Volume two, Constables Publishing, 2016, pages 932-935.

This spoon is one of three similar ones known. one is in a private collection and the third is in the National Museums Scotland. The latter has a clearer maker's marks and is more concretely attributed to Alexander Galloway of Aberdeen.