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The Silver Spoon an Excellent Investment.

The early spoon if it is in fine condition, of a good age and very importantly with clear hallmarks, is an attractive acquisition and trully and excellent investment. To be in A1 condition is a must as the buyer must put themselves in the position of a future purchaser, who probably again will be buying to add to collection as an investment. Solid silver spoons are presently very collectable, see below listings on eBay.

Collectors need to resist the temptation of indiscriminate purchase simply because the price seems right. they shoulod bear in mind that the antiques trade is a very organised and erudite offshoot of the fine arts and members pride themselves on their understanding of current trends.
Their are a large number of shapes and designs of spoons spanning a considerable perion, please see below of the main ones, this is not an exhaustive list but it gives a reference point. The history of the spoon as a table accessory goes back a long time, the origin of the word ‘spoon’ is reputed to go back to the Anglo Saxons who had a word sounding similar to descibe a chip of wood pressed into service as a ladle.

This superb silver spoon fork set has now been sold, but see below for other silver spoons and silver forks offered.

I believe this silver spoon and fork is a christening set, it’s essayed Sheffield dated 1910 and made by George Howson. The silver spoon fork set comes in a good box with a nice finished interior, the spoon measures 14.3cm and the silver fork 15cm, the combined weight 42g.

The design is clean and simple, both silver spoon and silver fork items have initials, I think they are FPW or PFW.

This superb silver sugar sifter has been sold, but see below for other quality silver sugar sifters on offer.
This very nice silver sugar sifter, is finely designed with foliage along the handle , the bowl has a rippled effect on the edge, and the sugar holes are various shapes spanning out from the centre.

The silver spoon measures 13cm long and the bowl is 4.3cm in diameter, it weighs 15 garms. I cannot say who the makers are or the date, it’s pretty definately silver but as you can see from the picture the marks have been eroded away.