A Charles I silver Seal-top spoon

A Charles I silver Seal-top spoon,

probably by Thomas Francis, London 1628, the leopard's head over-stamped, and later marked on stem SA,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem with a gilded seal-top, with prick-dot initials 'I.C' over earlier initials, length 16.8cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

For attribution on maker's mark see: Mitchell, D., Silversmiths of Elizabethan and Stuart London, The Boydell Press, 2017, pages 522/523.