A rare and interesting Charles I silver-gilt ascribed West Country seal-top spoon,the baluster terminal with a 'V' joint, scratched faintly on the back of the bowl with the initials "B.H.D", by Thomas Griffith, Bristol circa 1635, maker's mark struck thrice on the back of the stem and an indistinct mark in the bowl, (gilding wearing thin) - 17cm long, 1oz.Literature:Kent, T West Country Spoons and Theirs Makers, pp.95-96 for an account of Thomas Griffith and his marks where Kent notes that "Edward Griffith, (Thomas's son) born 1612 apprenticed 1628/9 to the eminent London goldsmith John Wollaston, did not complete his term, but was back with his father by 1633 probably making spoons with 'V' joints. It seems likely that this spoon would have actually been made by Edward in his father's workshop, having been taught the 'V' joining method during his apprecticeship in London."

A rare and interesting Charles I silver-gilt ascribed West Country seal-top spoon, the baluster terminal with a 'V' joint, scratched faintly on the back of the bowl with the initials "B.H.D", by Thomas Griffith, Bristol circa 1635, maker's mark struck thrice on the back of the stem and an indistinct mark in the bowl, (gilding wearing thin) - 17cm long, 1oz. Literature: Kent, T West Country Spoons and Theirs Makers, pp.95-96 for an account of Thomas Griffith and his marks where Kent notes that "Edward Griffith, (Thomas's son) born 1612 apprenticed 1628/9 to the eminent London goldsmith John Wollaston, did not complete his term, but was back with his father by 1633 probably making spoons with 'V' joints. It seems likely that this spoon would have actually been made by Edward in his father's workshop, having been taught the 'V' joining method during his apprecticeship in London."

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A rare and interesting Charles I silver-gilt ascribed West Country seal-top spoon,
the baluster terminal with a 'V' joint, scratched faintly on the back of the bowl with the initials "B.H.D", by Thomas Griffith, Bristol circa 1635, maker's mark struck thrice on the back of the stem and an indistinct mark in the bowl, (gilding wearing thin) - 17cm long, 1oz.
Literature:
Kent, T West Country Spoons and Theirs Makers, pp.95-96 for an account of Thomas Griffith and his marks where Kent notes that "Edward Griffith, (Thomas's son) born 1612 apprenticed 1628/9 to the eminent London goldsmith John Wollaston, did not complete his term, but was back with his father by 1633 probably making spoons with 'V' joints. It seems likely that this spoon would have actually been made by Edward in his father's workshop, having been taught the 'V' joining method during his apprecticeship in London."

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