Trefid Table Spoon, 1690
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Table Spoon - Trefid - London 1690 by John Lapley (possibly) - 19.6cm long; 50g - PH/3072a</p>
This is a fine early William & Mary period silver trefid spoon. It has a good full-sized bowl and bears dot-pricked betrothal initials to the reverse terminal. The reverse of the bowl has a plain rattail and there is a good set of hallmarks with the maker's marks "I.L" possibly for John Lapley - see "London Silver Spoonmakers" by Tim Kent page 47. great spoon in fine collectable condition.
