A Charles II West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon

A Charles II West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon,

by William Rowe, Liskeard, circa 1680,

the reverse of the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail and foliate scroll decoration, the terminal also with scroll decoration, length 19cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.

Provenance: The Constable Collection.

Lawrences, Crewkerne, 5 July 2011, lot no. 149.

Anthony and Jane Sale collection.

During the period between these sales the set was split up and the spoons went to different homes; they were split by the late Tim Coward, a North Devon dealer.

Griffin Collection part V, Phillips, New Bond Street, 19 July 2002, lot no 230.

Griffin collection part I, Phillips, London, 24 April 1997, lot no 40, a set of six, failed to sell.

Treffry family, Place, Fowey, Cornwall.