Dated 1624 AD. A James I seal-top spoon silver-gilt spoon with hexagonal-section stem, prick-dot engraved initials to seal 'MA + BF', assay mark stamped once to the bowl, maker's mark of crescent enclosing a mullet for Nicholas Bartholomew, London, marked for 1624. 48 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Ex Horton collection; acquired on the Suffolk art market. This maker's mark has been noted (with variations) from 1551 to 1633 AD, suggesting that the matrix was passed to apprentices. Fine condition.