Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 809
A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,
by Daniel Seymour, Chichester, circa 1643,
fig-shaped bowl, the reverse with a rudimentary rat-tail, faceted tapering stem, with a gilded finial, prick-dot initialled 'P' over 'H.R' over '1646', length 16.3cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.
Provenance: The David Constable Collection.
Michael Baggott, November 2011.
For a write up on this maker an image of the maker's mark see: Kent, T., Sussex Silver and It's Makers, by J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd., 2002, pages 13- 16, and figure 20.