A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon

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 and faintly prick dot initialled 'W' over 'W.P', length 16.4cm, 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 27, figs. 50,51 and 53.

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