A Charles I West Country silver Apostle Spoon

A Charles I West Country silver Apostle Spoon, St. Thomas,

by Thomas Dare, II Taunton, circa 1660-70,

fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted stem, the later gilded Apostle with a plain nimbus prick-dot initialled 'E.G' over '1678' over 'E.D', length 18.8cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.

Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Fine Silver and Vertu, 29 November 2005, lot 106.