A large James II silver Trefid spoon

A large James II silver Trefid spoon,

by John King, London 1686,

the oval bowl with a plain rat-tail, length 25.8cm, approx. weight 3.7oz.

Provenance: Constable Collection, Nicholas Shaw Antiques, sold in these rooms, 28 July 2004, lot 760, Sold by order of The Trustees of the Arkon Art Museum, Ohio.

This spoon is illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing 2016, Volume II, pages 630-631, spoon no.117.

This spoon also has an additional punch which contains a crest. This particular mark makes the spoon very interesting because usually crests are engraved on silver, not struck. The owner must have commissioned this punch for their own silver.