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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 06-17-2009 12:31 PM
  
Here's a five and three quarters inches long silver gilt spoon that was bought in London for thirty-five pence in 1974. Naturally, I was proud as punch with myself at the time for digging it out of a box of odds and ends and realizing that it was hallmarked. Other than being from the long Georgian period,it has always been kind of a mystery to me. The style in particular makes me curious. The monogram looks like "W O." Any help with learning something about this spoon would be very welcome. IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 06-17-2009 12:45 PM
It looks like an early Georgian spoon that was reshaped and gilded in the late Victorian period. The engraving looks to be of the later period, and in my experience gilding is often used to hide the later alterations. Still, a good buy for the price! Brent IP: Logged |
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agphile Posts: 798 |
posted 06-17-2009 05:51 PM
I agree - Victorian "improvement", but it is all part of the history of flatware (and silver more generally) so a good buy at that price. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 06-18-2009 07:21 AM
Brent, Agphile thank you both for your comments. I have always had the impression that the spoon was modified but couldn't resist the opportunity to learn more about it. Possibly, if it had not been modified it would have been destroyed altogether. IP: Logged |
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