A pair of late 17th century provincial silver Trefid spoon

A pair of late 17th century provincial silver Trefid spoon,

by Thomas Havers, Norwich circa 1689,

the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal prick-dot initialled 'B' over 'I*I', length 19.2cm, approx. weight 3.2oz. (2)

These spoons are illustrated and written about in Hartop, C., East Anglian Silver, 1550-1750, John Adamson, 2004, entry number 31, page 62.

Provenance: The Griffin Collection, 1997, How of Edinburgh.