MARK OF THOMAS WOOD, EXETER, CIRCA 1664

Details

A CHARLES II SILVER DECORATED PURITAN SPOON
MARK OF THOMAS WOOD, EXETER, CIRCA 1664
Plain tapering, the terminal prick engraved with stylised flower, the back of the bowl prick engraved with initials 'DB' over 'ED' and dated '1664', marked in bowl with town mark and on stem with 'running dog' mark struck twice
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) long
1 oz. 7 dwt. (42 gr.)

Provenance

The Paterson Collection; Christie's South Kensington, 10 November 1998, lot 43.

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Lot Essay

Thomas Wood, Silversmith

Thomas Wood gained his freedom on 9 April 1600 (T. Kent, West Country Silver Spoons and Their Marks 1550-1750, Windsor, 1992, p. 86), having been apprenticed to Samuel Crawley. The mark he uses, described as a 'running' dog', is perhaps intended to represent a lion passant.

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