Details
A Charles II tentatively ascribed West Country Apostle spoon; St. Peter,
of good gauge, the gilt figure with a large polyfoil nimbus, pricked "I.W", the bowl pricked "T.P I.T 1684" on the reverse, with London Forgery Group marks, probably by Samuel Cawley (I), Exeter circa 1660, (compare the spoon with lot 81) - 19.5cm long, 2oz.
Literature:
Sotheby's Ellis catalogue 1935, lot 85 for details and an illustration of a very similar "London Forgery Group" St. Peter Apostle with similar some marks, dated circa 1650.
Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers, plate 1, no.5 for a very similar St. Peter Apostle spoon by Samuel Cawley I and pp.73 for details of the makers and figs.9 & 10 for an illustration of similar marks.
See Illustration
of good gauge, the gilt figure with a large polyfoil nimbus, pricked "I.W", the bowl pricked "T.P I.T 1684" on the reverse, with London Forgery Group marks, probably by Samuel Cawley (I), Exeter circa 1660, (compare the spoon with lot 81) - 19.5cm long, 2oz.
Literature:
Sotheby's Ellis catalogue 1935, lot 85 for details and an illustration of a very similar "London Forgery Group" St. Peter Apostle with similar some marks, dated circa 1650.
Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers, plate 1, no.5 for a very similar St. Peter Apostle spoon by Samuel Cawley I and pp.73 for details of the makers and figs.9 & 10 for an illustration of similar marks.
See Illustration