A rare pair of Commonwealth West Country silver Notched Puritan spoons,

A rare pair of Commonwealth West Country silver Notched Puritan spoons,
by Anthony or Joseph Arden, Sherborne circa 1659,
oval bowls, tapering notched stems, the reverse prick-dot initialled 'M.H' and '1659- M.H', lengths 18.3cm and 18.1cm, approx. weight 3.5oz. (2)

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Spoons, 28th July 2004, lot 607.
For maker's mark and write-up on the maker, see Kent, T., West Country Spoons and their Makers, 1550-1750, J.H. Bourdon-Smith, 1992, pages 64-65.