A William III West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon

A William III West Country silver Lace-back Trefid spoon,

by Francis Servant I or II, Bideford circa 1700,

the reverse of the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail and foliate scroll decoration, the terminal with similar decoration, the reverse of the terminal with prick dot initials 'I.B' over 'E.B' over '1701', length 20.5cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.

Provenance:

The Constable Collection.

Lawrences, Crewkerne, 5 July 2011, lot no. 160.

Anthony and Jane Sale collection.

Sanda Lipton Antique Silver, 1989.

This spoon is illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain, Constables Publishing 2016, Volume II, pages 684-685, spoon no.137.