Details
A Charles I ascribed West Country Apostle spoon; St. Jude,
of good gauge, the gilt figure with 'scratched' sacred dove nimbus, (figure cast in halves and not quite matched up), the slightly tapering stem with a deep fig-shaped bowl, pricked "S.S.I.R" and scratched "M.W", crowned 'X' in bowl, "E" over "A" thrice on back of the stem, by Edward Anthony, Exeter 1630 - 18.75cm long, 1.75oz.
Literature:
Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers, pp.63 for details of the maker and M.2 for an illustration of the makers marks.
Jackson's Revised, pp.290 for further details of marks.
See Illustration
of good gauge, the gilt figure with 'scratched' sacred dove nimbus, (figure cast in halves and not quite matched up), the slightly tapering stem with a deep fig-shaped bowl, pricked "S.S.I.R" and scratched "M.W", crowned 'X' in bowl, "E" over "A" thrice on back of the stem, by Edward Anthony, Exeter 1630 - 18.75cm long, 1.75oz.
Literature:
Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers, pp.63 for details of the maker and M.2 for an illustration of the makers marks.
Jackson's Revised, pp.290 for further details of marks.
See Illustration