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A rare commonwealth/Charles II, tentatively ascribed West Country Buddha-knop spoon
with a narrow stem and a rudamentary 'V' rat-tail, the finial with traces of gilding, worn, makers mark only, in the bowl* possibly by John Seldon, Barnstaple, circa 1660 - 18cm long, 1oz.
*See Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers pp.136, where kent notes, "It is possible that the mark IS in monogram (illustrated) noted on a Buddha-knop spoon in the Harris Collection, in his (the mark of John Seldon) rather than that of John Shinner".
See Illustration
with a narrow stem and a rudamentary 'V' rat-tail, the finial with traces of gilding, worn, makers mark only, in the bowl* possibly by John Seldon, Barnstaple, circa 1660 - 18cm long, 1oz.
*See Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers pp.136, where kent notes, "It is possible that the mark IS in monogram (illustrated) noted on a Buddha-knop spoon in the Harris Collection, in his (the mark of John Seldon) rather than that of John Shinner".
See Illustration