Early Charles II 'London Forgery' apostle spoon, hallmarked sterling silver, c.1655 probably Samuel Cawley of Exeter, with a fig-shaped bowl and flattened stem, with gilt figural finial, total weight 42gm, length 20.5 cm, reference: T.Kent 'West Country Silver Spoons' p5.& p73 and 'The London Forgery Group Revisited', finial March/April 2011 p3. For an historical ref see Ellis catalogue 1935, lots 83 to 88.