Comments: A superb and very rare example of an early spoon from the English Midlands. This late Elizabethan spoon has a typical squat, fluted, hexagonal seal for the period bearing later engraved initials. 

The makers mark "G" over "IV" is struck clearly to the bowl and twice to the reverse of the stem. The mark is most likely attributable to Gladwin and Utting of Lichfield.

The spoon is in excellent all around condition with a full shape bowl (just a touch sharp at the leading edge) and a fine patina. The seal is in especially crisp condition and is as good an example of an Elizabethan squat seal as you are likely to find.

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