Unknown Ornate Lot of Spoons No Maker

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chris99460
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Unknown Ornate Lot of Spoons No Maker

Postby chris99460 » Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:59 pm

Hi, I have these 5 spoons and I can’t identify them. Please forgive me if I am in the wrong category, I just made my best guess. Please share any info you may know. I did acid test and they came back silver. Thank you kindly.

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Re: Unknown Ornate Lot of Spoons No Maker

Postby Aguest » Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:31 am

Check the backs of the handles and bowls, do you see any tiny symbols? Those might be a clue to the country of origin. My first guess would be Italy, sometimes they are unmarked silver spoons brought back to America when tourists would do "The Grand Tour" of Europe, and Italy was a popular place during the second half of the 19th century, 1850-1900 approximately. These are a derivative of "Apostle Spoons" where one of the Apostles appears on the tip of the handle, but in this case the figures appear to be more mythological or ancient Roman in origin, so I am thinking they are tourist spoons sold in Italy, that's my best guess until we can find any hallmarks on the back (tiny symbols impressed in the metal). :::::

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Re: Unknown Ornate Lot of Spoons No Maker

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