A Queen Anne West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon

A Queen Anne West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon,

by Edward Sweet, of Dunster, with Exeter marks for 1701,

the reverse of the bowl and terminal with foliate and scroll decoration, the reverse of the terminal prick dot initialled 'I.P' over 'R.B' '1707', length 18.5cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.

Provenance: purchased from Christie's South Kensington, Early Silver Spoons, 10th November 1998, lot 89.

For maker's mark see Kent, T., West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, 1550-1750, J.H. Bourdon-Smith Limited, 1992, page 136, figure M.151.