"Pair Of Apothecary Spoons, Sterling Silver, Paris, 1750-1756"
- Pair of apothecary spoons- Forged silver
- Paris, 1750-1756
- Length: 16.4cm; Weight: 37g
- Excellent condition, beautiful patina
- Pair of long plain-flat model spoons with spatulas marked by two slight notches, beveled stems and small oval spoons. Rare spoons with long tapered stems, some ending in pegs in the shape of small shovels, generally accepted as salt spoons, others with small oval spoons were used to measure medicines
- Hallmarks (on the stem): countermark: head of cane for all gold and silver works, Paris, 1750-1756 [BP&F, n°419] - Ref. : Bimbenet-Privat & de Fontaines: "The dating of Parisian goldsmithing under the Ancien Régime", Paris musées, 1995; Bimbenet-Privat, Doux & Gougeon: “Goldsmithery from the Renaissance and modern times, 16th, 17th and 18th centuries – The Louvre Museum collection”, Louvre éditions & éditions Faton, 2022.
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