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C1630 Fine Very Rare Exeter Seal Top Spoon by William Bartlett
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C1630 Fine Very Rare Exeter Seal Top Spoon by William Bartlett

17th century
Sold 9 September 2025 · Dudley Antique Silver
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This is a very rare spoon made in Exeter in c1630 by William Bartlett. It is in very good condition, very nice bowl, the hallmarks are clear maker on the back of the handle and the Exeter town mark in the bowl. It has later prick dot initials MB / EB dated 1663 probably a marriage spoon gift, it also has a small crest in the bowl. It has a gilded seal top, It is 17cms long and weighs 42 grams

A fine rare 17th century provincial spoon

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Dudley Antique Silver has dated this Antique Silver Seal Top Spoon to the 17th Century.

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This is a very rare spoon made in Exeter in c1630 by William Bartlett.
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It is in very good condition, very nice bowl, the hallmarks are clear maker on the back of the handle and the Exeter town mark in the bowl.
Dudley Antique Silver

It has later prick dot initials MB / EB dated 1663 probably a marriage spoon gift, it also has a small crest in the bowl. It has a gilded seal top, It is 17cms long and weighs 42 grams

A fine rare 17th century provincial spoon

Date of Manufacture

Dudley Antique Silver has dated this Antique Silver Seal Top Spoon to the 17th Century.

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Dudley Antique Silver
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An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

C1630 Fine Very Rare Exeter Seal Top Spoon by William Bartlett

Archive II An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. View II
Archive III An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. View III
Archive IV An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. View IV
Archive V An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. View V
Archive VI An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. View VI
Archive VII An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. View VII
Archive VIII An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal. View VIII
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An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal.
c1630 fine very rare Exeter seal top spoon by William Bartlett
Ref: SA1008100
An angled top-down view of a 17th-century silver seal top spoon featuring a fig-shaped bowl, a straight hexagonal stem, and a flat seal terminal.
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  • ObjectCutlery
  • Period17th century
  • StyleStuart
  • MaterialSilver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsFig-shaped bowl, Hexagonal stem, Seal terminal

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A seal top spoon is an early form of spoon featuring a flat, circular terminal resembling a signet seal, which was particularly popular in England during the Tudor and Stuart periods from the 16th to the mid-17th century.

These spoons were typically crafted from hammered and worked sterling or higher-purity silver, often featuring hand-engraved maker marks on the fig-shaped bowl and a hexagonal stem cast separately before being joined to the terminal.

Authenticity is determined by examining period-correct tool marks, weight distribution, patination, and legible makers marks or town hallmarks stamped into the metal bowl or stem.

Antique silverware can be displayed in specialised glass-fronted cabinets, mounted in bespoke shadow boxes on study walls, or curated on a dedicated tabletop display stand as a focal point.

Antique silver should be handled minimally using cotton gloves, stored in tarnish-resistant cloth away from direct sunlight and humidity, and cleaned infrequently with non-abrasive professional silver care products to protect the underlying metal.
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