A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon

A Charles I Sussex silver Seal-top spoon,

by William Dobson I or II, Lewes circa 1639,

fig-shaped bowl, tapering faceted stem, the gilded seal-top scratch initialled 'IT over '1639' over 'IT', length 16.5cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.

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 26, figs. 45-46.

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