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Pinsabigail Posts: 35 |
posted 10-09-2004 01:40 PM
  
We recently found this unusual British 6 inch long serving spoon, and wondered if anyone could provide some insight into it. It has a T shapped handle, a pierced, floral bowl (about 4.5 cm in width). It appears to be all original. It has a James II silver 4d Maundy coin embedding in the bowl of the spoon. The hallmarks are very faded - I can make out the lion with his paw in the air, the remains of what could be a crowned leopard's head (London?) and a date letter - fancy p (?)in an oddly-shaped cartouche. Maker's letters could be [c s] or [g s] in a cartouche. Any ideas? Do you think this spoon is as it was originally designed and from the late 1700's or a later creation? What would have been the use or history on a piece like this? Why would a coin be embedded in the bowl? Thanks.
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 10-09-2004 04:21 PM
I think there is little doubt that this is an alteration, probably Victorian, from an earlier plain tablespoon. In this form, although large, it resembles a caddy spoon. IP: Logged |
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akgdc Posts: 289 |
posted 10-09-2004 07:04 PM
It looks like the original spoon was a Hanoveriean pattern tablespoon datemarked for London, 1770. Then, in the 19th century, this was cut down, decorated, and the coin added - perhaps to turn it into a more unusual-seeming item, perhaps just to create what the maker believed to be an attractive caddy spoon. [This message has been edited by akgdc (edited 10-09-2004).] IP: Logged |
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