Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25 Apr 2017
A Charles II West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon
A Charles II West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon,
by Ellen Dare, Taunton circa 1683,
the reverse of the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail and scroll decoration, the terminal also with scroll decoration, the reverse of the terminal prick dot initialled 'IS' over 'TB' '1683', length 19cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.
Provenance: Bought by David Patterson from J.H. Bourdon-smith in June 1980.
The Patterson Collection, Christie's South Kensington,10 November 1998, lot 56.