Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th July - 13 Jul 2022
A Charles I West Country silver Buddha Knop spoon
A Charles I West Country silver Buddha Knop spoon,
the reverse of the stem with a mark CR conjoined, possibly an alternate mark for Richard Chandler of Plymouth, the bowl with possibly a berry mark, for the Quick workshop of Barnstaple, one possibly acting as a retailer, circa 1648,
fig-shaped bowl, the reverse of the bowl prick-dot initialled 'F.N' over 'E.N. '1648, faceted tapering stem, the terminal with traces of gilding, length 19cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.
For a similar Buddha finial by Richard Chandler, see: Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, 1200-1710, Constable's Publishing, 2016, Volume 1, page 297, fig.3.19.