Sorry if I am posting under the wrong forum (I am new to this site). I would thoroughly appreciate any help with getting to know more about a silver seal top spoon I recently purchased; to be honest, it was an accidental auction purchase. I believe it is a 17th century silver seal top spoon. Please see the photos below. It lacks markings which, I believe, have been rubbed off, except for a maker's mark (supposedly an 'S') which I have not been able to trace to a maker's name. Apparently, one can use Jackson's Hallmarks guide to trace this maker's mark; unfortunately, I do not have this guide. The spoon is apparently c.1640.
I would really appreciate any replies regarding the identity of this spoon (e.g. the name of the maker and possibly the year of this spoon) . I nearly forgot to add that it also appears to have a family/house crest engraving on the underside of the bowl (so it is possibly provincial?). Any information regarding this crest will also be hugely appreciated.
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Many Thanks
