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Italian Silver-Gilt Spoon
Italian, 19th century
- Material
- Gold / gilt
- Use
- Serving
- Century
- 19th century CE
- Size
- Large
- Provenance
- Owner's collection
Dimensions2 measurements
- Overall length
- 22.5 cm
- Overall width
- 5.2 cm
Catalogue Note
A substantial Italian silver-gilt serving spoon of refined nineteenth-century manufacture, the handle wrought with rococo scrollwork and the whole piece finished in warm gilding.
Spoon Lore
Parcel-gilt serving spoons—with gilded bowls and silver handles—were favoured by Victorian hostesses not only for elegance but for practical durability: the gold wash on the bowl resists tarnishing better than bare silver and was believed to impart a subtle warmth to soups and sauces at the table.
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From the collection of
Ingrid Larsen