A rare, tentatively ascribed Charles I West Country Bhudda-knop spoon with a gilt figure terminal, a curved fig-shaped bowl and broad stem, pricked on the back of the bowl "G.A.H 1647", makers mark R.C on the back of the bowl, probably by Richard Chandler, Plymouth circa 1647 - 19cm long, 1.75oz. Literature: Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers , where Kent details the attribution of this mark. Jackson's Revised, pp.311, item 6 for a further illustration of this mark. Christie's South Kensington Early Silver Spoons and Flatware, 15 April 1998, lot 157 for a very similar spoon. See Illustration
A rare, tentatively ascribed Charles I West Country Bhudda-knop spoon with a gilt figure terminal, a curved fig-shaped bowl and broad stem, pricked on the back of the bowl "G.A.H 1647", makers mark R.C on the back of the bowl, probably by Richard Chandler, Plymouth circa 1647 - 19cm long, 1.75oz. Literature: Kent, West Country Spoons and their Makers , where Kent details the attribution of this mark. Jackson's Revised, pp.311, item 6 for a further illustration of this mark. Christie's South Kensington Early Silver Spoons and Flatware, 15 April 1998, lot 157 for a very similar spoon. See Illustration
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