A Queen Anne West-Country silver Dog-nose spoon

A Queen Anne West-Country silver Dog-nose spoon,

by Edward Sweet (II) of Dunster, with Exeter marks for 1707,

the oval bowl with a plain rat-tail, and scroll decoration, the terminal also with scroll decoration, the reverse of the terminal prick initialled 'C.F' above '1708', length 17.8cm, approx. weight 0.8oz.

Provenance: purchased in these rooms, Early English Spoons, 17 October 2001, lot 41.