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From Wikipedia: An 'apostle spoon' is a spoon (usually silver, silver-plated, or pewter) with an image of one of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus Christ) as the termination of the handle, bearing his distinctive emblem. They were particularly popular in Pre-Reformation times, mostly in England, but also in Germany and France. They originated in early 15c. in Europe. They are alluded to by the dramatists Ben Johnson, Thomas Middleton, Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher. Shakespeare refers to them in Henry VIII. In some communities this tradition continued until at least the mid 20c.
Apostle spoons were sometimes produced in sets of thirteen, the thirteenth showing the Virgin Mary (the British Museum in London has such a set from England dating from 1536-7) or Jesus.
Complete sets of apostle spoons are uncommon nowadays, and may be found on ebay.
