Marmuse: Dolphin Sugar Spoon, Sprinkler, Sterling Silver, Paris, 1868-1890

- A very beautiful Sugar spoon in sterling silver crafted by the goldsmith Gustave Marmuse with a decoration of entwined dolphins and a wyvern surrounding a rococo cartouche forming the spatula. The attachment of the pierced spoon is decorated with a trident accompanied by reeds and acanthus in slight relief continuing on the stem, with a shell engraved on the inside. No monogram.

- Sterling silver: Minerva hallmark 1st Title (.950)
- Goldsmith: Gustave Marmuse, hallmark with the initials "GM" with a Muse in a pond ("mare" in french), goldsmith from 1868 to 1890, rue du Bac in Paris.
- Length: 5.24'' / 19.8 cm by 6.8 cm (spoon)
- Weight: 10.86 oz / 84 g
- Excellent condition, micro-scratches from use

- Ref.: David Allan: "Le couvert & la coutellerie de table française du XIXe siècle", Édition Faton, 2007