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A Commonwealth unascribed West Country Apostle spoon; St. Peter,
of good gauge, the gilt figure with sacred dove nimbus on a straight-sided stem with a rounded bowl, pricked "M.R.I 1664" and stamped in the bowl with a quatrefoil mark, unascribed circa 1650 - 19cm long, 2oz.
Literature:
Jackson's Revised, pp.324 for an illustration of this mark as seen on spoons circa 1650, (including a St. Peter Apostle).
See Illustration
of good gauge, the gilt figure with sacred dove nimbus on a straight-sided stem with a rounded bowl, pricked "M.R.I 1664" and stamped in the bowl with a quatrefoil mark, unascribed circa 1650 - 19cm long, 2oz.
Literature:
Jackson's Revised, pp.324 for an illustration of this mark as seen on spoons circa 1650, (including a St. Peter Apostle).
See Illustration