Silver, Coins and Medals - 21st January 2015
Lot 292
A Charles I West Country silver-gilt Seal-top spoon
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
A Charles I West Country silver-gilt Seal-top spoon,
marked BR to bowl and with traces of a petalled flower mark to stem, possibly for Bristol, circa 1630,
later gilded, fig shaped bowl, faceted stem, the reverse of the bowl with a later crest, length 17.6cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.
The crest is that used by Jones of Monmouth, Puleston and Thorpe of Gibshaven, Sussex.
For a description of the possible mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 307.
For a similar mark see Sotheby and Co, The Ellis Collection, 13-14 November 1935, page 111, lot 152.
Acquired circa 1990.