A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon

A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,

by John Wood I, Chichester, circa 1631,

fig-shaped bowl, the reverse with a rudimentary rat-tail, faceted tapering stem, with a gilded finial, prick-dot initialled 'D.B' over '1631' with a scroll motif, length 16cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

Provenance: The David Constable Collection.

J.H. Bourdon-Smith, Mason's Yard, London.

Lawrence's, Crewkerne, Somerset, 12 April, 2011, lot 154.

This mark has been identified on a chalice in Chichester Cathedral and is an alternative makers mark for John Wood I.