Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 226
A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,
by William Dobson I, Lewes circa 1630,
fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted stem, the seal-top with traces of gilding, length 16.7cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.
A similar example from The David Constable Collection was sold in these rooms 30 October 2018, lot 886.
For the marks see Kent,T., Sussex Silver and its Makers, J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, 2002, page 27, fig 51.