DESCRIPTION |
Massive silver gilt spoon cast in two sections and joined at the boot heels to the stem and bowl section. Probably intended to be hung from a ribbon through the loop above the bugle. Superbly detailed casting to front and back. |
SILVERSMITH |
Ludwig Neresheimer & Co. in Hanau, Germany. Imported and retailed by Berthold Muller. |
DATE or HALLMARK |
imported 1899 and probably made just prior. |
ASSAY OFFICE |
Chester |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
164 |
HEIGHT in INCHES |
10 ¾ |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
generally excellent with one bowl rim crack stopped with old lead verso that is over the gilding so gilding likely to be original with only slight rubbing. |
FAULTS |
none except bowl rim crack shown at two o'clock in the first image. |
| back | Price £185 | sold | item number: M4744 |