A Charles II West Country silver Apostle spoon

A Charles II West Country silver Apostle spoon, St. Matthew,

by Thomas Dare I, Taunton circa 1670,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem with a gilded Apostle finial with a large plain nimbus, with traces of prick dot initials, the reverse of the bowl with an old collection label, length 18.8cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.