A Charles II silver straining spoon

A Charles II silver straining spoon,

by John King, London circa 1660,

half of the rounded fig-shaped bowl with pierced holes, the reverse with a rudimentary rat-tail and traces of a possible collection number, long faceted stem with a ball knop finial, length 29.5cm, approx. weight 3.1oz.

Provenance: The David Constable Collection.

Alastair Dickenson Ltd.

Private Collection.

Illustrated and written up in Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1710, Constables Publishing, 2016, Volume 2, pages 848-849, entry number 188 .