Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 1215

A Charles I Sussex Seal-top spoon

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A Charles I Sussex Seal-top spoon,

marked three times with maker's mark of William Dobson, and another mark, Lewes circa 1634,

fig-shaped bowl, faceted slight tapering stem with a Seal-top finial, scratch initialled 'E.H' over '1634' over 'ES', length 16.3cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.

For mark see: Kent, T., Sussex Silver and its Makers, J.H. Bourdon-Smith Limited, 2002, page 26, fig.43.