A mid 16th century unascribed provincial silver seal-top spoon

A mid 16th century unascribed provincial silver seal-top spoon,

possibly East Anglian, circa 1550,

fig-shaped bowl, slight tapering faceted stem, cushion seal-top finial with traces of gilding, length 15.8cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

Provenance: Phillips, New Bond Street, 21 November 2000, lot 233.

The finial is illustrated in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constable's Publishing 2016, Volume I, page 430, fig.5.5.