Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 885
A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,
by William Dobson I, Lewes circa 1640,
fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted stem, the silver-gilt seal-top scratch initialled 'I.L', length 15.3cm, approx. weight 0.9oz.
Provenance:
The David Constable Collection.
J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd.
The marks and spoon are illustrated in Kent,T. Sussex Silver and its Makers, J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, 2002, page 25, figs. 30 and 32.
Exhibited at the launch of the Sussex silver book, at J. H. Bourdon- Smith, Masons Yard, 12 December 2002.