A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon

Please note: the estimate is £2000-3000, not £200-300 as previously catalogued.

A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,

by William Dobson Senior or Junior, Lewes circa 1630-40,

fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted stem, the gilded seal-top scratch initialled 'R.B over 'L' over F.M', , length 18.3cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, 2004.

For similar marks see Kent, T. Sussex Silver and its Makers, J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, 2002, page 26, figs. 34 and 37.