"Spoon Depicting A Putto Probably Netherlands, 17th Century Silver"
Spoon featuring a PUTTOProbably Netherlands, 17th century
Silver
H. 14.7; L. 4.5; Thickness 1 cm
Silver spoon with round spoon, whose twisted handle features a putto holding a dolphin. He is standing with his wings spread, his left foot resting on a sphere, itself enclosed in a scrolled capital.
Probably a baptismal spoon.
Provenance: Former Edith and Jean Metzger collection.
N°165 in the exhibition "Cuillères du Monde: la collection d'une vie".
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