Silver, Early Spoons & Collectors' Items - 25th April 2006
Lot 432
A James I/Charles I unascribed Wessex area seal top spoon
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £300
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Description
A James I/Charles I unascribed Wessex area seal top spoon, with an extended and ribbed terminal, pricked '1608' over 'W L' over 'F', struck once in the bowl with a cinquefoil and thrice on the back of the bowl, with an indistinct makers mark, tentatively ascribed to Southampton, 1610-1630, 6in (15.3cm) long overall, 1.5oz. Literature: For a vary similar seal design see Kent, T A, West Country Spoons and their Makers, fig.62.
