A James II sterling silver spoon, London 1686 by Edward Hulse (free 1680)

A James II sterling silver spoon, London 1686 by Edward Hulse (free 1680)

Trefid pattern, an oval bowl with a beaded rat tail heel, the terminal prick dot engraved with contemporaneous initials E * S with scroll and * flourishes. The front of terminal engraved with a third quarter 18^th century initial G in flourished cursive script. Fully marked.

Length – 18.4 cm / 7.25 inches

Weight – 39 grams / 1.25 ozt

Purchased by the vendors father, 2 April 1962

Another spoon by this maker of 1686 was sold these rooms, 26 June 2019, lot 366 (£500 incl. prem)

Hulse apprenticed to spoonmaker Lawrence Coles in 1672