An early 18th century silver Channel Island's Trefid spoon

An early 18th century silver Channel Island's Trefid spoon,

by Thomas Mauger, Jersey, circa 1730,

the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail, later foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, length 18.5cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.

Provenance: purchased from the Silver Spoon Club Auction, July 1998.

For maker's mark see Mayne, R., Channel Islands Silver, Phillimore, 1985, page 75.