West Country Silver Apostle Spoon with Figural Finial
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Mid 17th century West country silver apostle spoon c.1670, prick dot engraving Sp over 1673 over real photo, makers mark Cr (and another, cup with mullets), possibly from Taunton area, with a fig-shaped bowl and flattened stem with figural gilt finial, total weight 45gm, length 18.5 cm reference: Jacksons p 324. T.Kent in 'West Country Spoons' p 129 suggests this mark possibly Christopher Roberts of Bridgewater, formerly of Southampton. Ex Sotheby's Australia 22/11/2006, lot 182,
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- Marrow Spoon - A spoon with a long handle and a narrow scoop shaped bowl, used to scoop and eat marrow from the hollow centre of roasted bones. Some marrow scoops are double ended with a different shaped bowl at each end.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins.
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