Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 1174

A Charles I West Sussex silver-gilt Seal-top spoon

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1700

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Description

A Charles I West Sussex silver-gilt Seal-top spoon,

by Daniel Seymour, Chichester circa 1630,

slight tapering faceted stem, the terminal prick-dot initialled 'R.G over 'I.G', and with traces of a date, length 18.2cm, approx. weight 1.5oz.

Provenance: The How Sale, Woolley and Wallis, 30 October 2007, lot 178.

The Biggs Sale, Christie's king Street, 20th September 1978, lot 26, hammer price £340.