A Charles II silver two-handled wine taster, by Roger Stevens, London 1664, circular form, punched foliate and beaded decoration, scroll handles, prick-dot inscription and dated 'FP. A. Bapt. Oct 30 1665', length handle to handle 12.1cm, approx. weight 1.5oz. A Private Collection. Purchased from Christie's, South Kensington, The Hadad Collection of Wine Labels, Wine Tasters and Silver, 5 December 2000, lot 185. For the maker's mark see, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London Their Lives and Their Marks, David M. Mitchell, The Boydell Press 2017, p.473-474.

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