Irish Trefid Spoon, 1696

An extremely rare 17th century Irish trefid spoon in very good condition. The spoon bears the correct three marks to the reverse: date letter, crowned harp and maker's mark - the latter is part rubbed and tricky to decipher - Joseph Walker is our best interpretation of the mark.

There is a mid-18th century engraved betrothal triangle to the reverse terminal. The bowl tip does show some small signs of wear as the leading edge is sharp and lost some of its profile, however it does look fine from above.17th century Irish silver is highly sought after and this is a good example of the type at a very competitive price.