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Austrian Silver Coffee Spoon
Austrian, 19th century
- Material
- Sterling silver
- Use
- Coffee / demitasse
- Century
- 19th century CE
- Size
- Large
- Provenance
- Owner's collection
Dimensions2 measurements
- Overall length
- 20.5 cm
- Overall width
- 4.2 cm
Catalogue Note
A delicate Austrian silver coffee spoon of the nineteenth century, the handle ornamented with flowing scrollwork in the rococo taste.
Spoon Lore
Victorian tablespoons with ornate handles were often sold in service sets of a dozen or more; individual spoons from broken sets are surprisingly common in the secondary market, as sets were routinely divided when families dispersed their silver.
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From the collection of
Fatima Al Sayed