A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon

A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,

by William Dobson Senior or Junior, Lewes circa 1630-40,

fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted stem, the gilded seal-top, length 17.2cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.

Provenance:

The David Constable Collection.

J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd.

Woolley and Wallis, The Salisbury Salerooms, 25 October 2000, lot 2.

The marks and spoon are illustrated in Kent, T. Sussex Silver and its Makers, J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, 2002, page 26, figs. 36 and 37.

Exhibited at the launch of the Sussex silver book, at J. H. Bourdon- Smith, Masons Yard, 12 December 2002.