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agphile Posts: 798 |
posted 05-11-2014 04:34 AM
  
Time flies. About 6 years ago, in a thread on Miniature Spoons, I illustrated two tiny spoons of the type that would have been fitted inside a snuff box. Thanks to a friendly dealer who gave me first refusal I have just added a third example, but this time complete with its snuff box. You will see that the box, which measures roughly 1¾ by 1½ inches, has an inner lid to which the spoon clips. There are no marks on the box or the spoon. Judging by its style the seller thought the box was from around 1700 or between 1700 and 1720. I am no expert on small boxes but on looking through my reference books I see what he means. However, the Hanoverian style spoon lacks a rattail which would normally place it in the 1730s or later. My own earliest dated Hanoverian spoon without a rattail is from 1726. Assuming the box contains its original spoon, as seems probable, I am inclined to compromise between the differing date estimates and suggest circa 1725 for the ensemble. Would this seem a reasonable assumption? IP: Logged |
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Hose_dk Posts: 400 |
posted 05-11-2014 04:44 AM
Very nice. I have never seen one before. Sorry that it has no marks. However I would say that the use of spoon and snuf I would date to late 1700dreds. The rococo period. But that is only a guess. IP: Logged |
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Polly Posts: 1971 |
posted 05-17-2014 10:47 PM
How wonderful! IP: Logged |
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