Trefid Spoon with Beaded Rattail, 1691

This is a fabulous William & Mary period silver trefid spoon with beaded rattail to the reverse of the bowl.

The spoon bears a naive dot-prick engraved betrothal triangle to the terminal and is in excellent condition throughout. The major plus-point for this spoon is the superb set of clear hallmarks, including the distinctive "IL" maker's mark which can be tentatively ascribed to the spoon-maker James Lapley.