Silver, Coins and Medals - 21 Jan 2015
A Charles I provincial silver Seal-top spoon
A Charles I provincial silver Seal-top spoon,
possibly by George Batter, Salisbury, circa 1630,
fig shaped bowl, faceted stem, with a seal-top finial, prick-dot initialled '1647' 'WF' over 'OF', length 17cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.
For mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 272.
For a similar mark see Sotheby and Co, The Ellis Collection, 13-14 November 1935, page 88, where the marks are attributed to possibly Ilchester.
Acquired mid 1980's.