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.