Spoon
ca. 1890 (made)
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The spoon is of a type fashionable in around 1660. However this spoon and an almost identical spoon (M 34-1999) maybe the work of the Roelfsema Brothers of Winsum in the Netherlands who worked between 1864 and 1910. They are examples of the types of spurious 'antique' silver which were available on the English market towards the end of the 19th-century.
The spoons appear to come from the same mould, but bear semi-obliterated town marks from opposite ends of the Netherlands: an unlikely occurrence during the 17th-century.
The spoons appear to come from the same mould, but bear semi-obliterated town marks from opposite ends of the Netherlands: an unlikely occurrence during the 17th-century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Nickel alloy |
| Brief description | Dutch metal (high silver alloy) spoon with pseudo hallmarks for Zutphen |
| Physical description | Elaborate decoration of crowned lion's head on the bowl between two flags. The round bowl is attached to a plaited silver handle. The knop is composed of a lion holding a shield. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Marked on the underside of the bowl with a cross and crown and 8E, pseudo-hallmarks for the town of Zutphen. |
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| Object history | Bought from Theo Deelder for £50 This spoon and M34-1999 are possibly the work of the Roelfsema Brothers of Winsum who operated between 1864 and 1910. Both spoons come from the same mould but marked with different towns. (Dutch hallmarking system quite complicated.) |
| Summary | The spoon is of a type fashionable in around 1660. However this spoon and an almost identical spoon (M 34-1999) maybe the work of the Roelfsema Brothers of Winsum in the Netherlands who worked between 1864 and 1910. They are examples of the types of spurious 'antique' silver which were available on the English market towards the end of the 19th-century. The spoons appear to come from the same mould, but bear semi-obliterated town marks from opposite ends of the Netherlands: an unlikely occurrence during the 17th-century. |
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| Accession number | M.33-1999 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2000 |
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