An Elizabeth I provincial silver Seal-top spoon

An Elizabeth I provincial silver Seal-top spoon,

by John Gladwin and John Utting, Lichfield, circa 1580,

the reverse of the fig shaped bowl with scratch initials 'A.D', faceted tapering stem, gilded cushion Seal-top finial, length 15.3cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

Provenance: Constable Collection, How of Edinburgh.

This spoon is illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing 2016, Volume I, pages 460-461, spoon no.82.