A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon

A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,

by Daniel Seymour, Chichester, circa 1643,

fig-shaped bowl, the reverse with a rudimentary rat-tail, faceted tapering stem, with a gilded finial, prick-dot initialled 'P' over 'H.R' over '1646', length 16.3cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

Provenance: The David Constable Collection.

Michael Baggott, November 2011.

For a write up on this maker an image of the maker's mark see: Kent, T., Sussex Silver and It's Makers, by J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd., 2002, pages 13- 16, and figure 20.