A Charles I West Country silver-gilt Seal-top spoon

A Charles I West Country silver-gilt Seal-top spoon,

marked BR to bowl and with traces of a petalled flower mark to stem, possibly for Bristol, circa 1630,

later gilded, fig shaped bowl, faceted stem, the reverse of the bowl with a later crest, length 17.6cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

The crest is that used by Jones of Monmouth, Puleston and Thorpe of Gibshaven, Sussex.

For a description of the possible mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 307.

For a similar mark see Sotheby and Co, The Ellis Collection, 13-14 November 1935, page 111, lot 152.

Acquired circa 1990.