Silver & Objects of Vertu - 23rd October 2024

Lot 881

A Charles I West-Country silver Seal-top spoon,

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1008

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Description

A Charles I West-Country silver Seal-top spoon,
by John Lavers, Exeter circa 1638,
fig-shaped bowl, the reverse prick-dot intitialled 'T.L' over '1638', the seal-top also initialled 'B.B', length 17.3cm, approx. weight 1oz.

For mark see, Kent, T., West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, J.H. Bourdon-Smith, 1992, page 106.