An early 17th century German silver spoon
Elias Merckhlin, Ulm circa 1621 The finial representing St John, the columnar stem dot-pricked '1621 S. IOHANNES' and leading to a grotesque mask, length 18cm, weight 55gms.
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For a similar spoon see Benker, G. 'Alte Bestecke (Munich 1978), page 80, image 112.