Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th January 2016

Lot 34

A Charles I West Country silver Seal-top spoon

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1700

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Description

A Charles I West Country silver Seal-top spoon,

by Edward Anthony, Exeter circa 1626,

tapering faceted stem, the finial with traces of gilding, and prick dot initialled 'IH' over '1626' over 'HI', length 17.8cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.

Provenance: purchased from Sotheby's,19 December 1996, lot 233.