Featured Some more enamel spoons...

Some quick cel pics of relatively new additions to my spoon collection...

These are all late 19th-early 20th century:

1) David Andersen, sterling, produced for the Columbian Exposition, the ship 'Viking' was a replica of the Gokstad ship, built in Norway and sailed to Chicago for the Fair, similar spoons were produced by Marius Hammer, most have the Norwegian lion at the top, the American shield is less common.

2) Kind of wonderful fancy bon-bon spoon in .900 silver by Marius Hammer, a similar design was produced by David Andersen.

3) Lovely rich red enamel in .930 silver, fully enameled back, by Marius Hammer.

4) Beautiful design on .950 silver, enamel detail on back of bowl, by Jacob Tostrup.

5) Forget-me-not design by Gustav Gaudernack for David Andersen, sterling.

6) Dragestil design with serpents, marked 'S&C' (also found as 'S&Co'), believe most likely a retailer, it's a known Peter Hertz pattern, sterling.

7) This piece is unmarked, but probably also Norwegian.

8) Marked '900', have seen the pattern before, possibly Marius Hammer, it also has a 1901-21 Austro-Hungarian import mark, the bowl engraved 'Milano'.





An assortment:

1) A pair of antique sterling St. Augustine souvenir sippers, made by Greenleaf & Crosby.

2) Handle in the form of a nicely detailed rifle, design patented by Lucile Webb Banks in 1904, made to benefit of the United Confederate Veterans, sterling, no maker's mark, supposedly produced by Mermod & Jaccard.

3) Sweet little circa 1890s American twist-stem sterling spoon with applied enameled piece.

4) Dutch scene on .935 silver, no maker's mark, possibly German-made, bears the 1953+ 'Z' mark used on import, finished, used goods, etc.

5) Mid 20th century in sterling by Tostrup.

6) Modernist sterling piece by Oystein Balle, pic doesn't capture the subtle shades in the enamel-work.





Plique-à-jour:

1) Cute little sterling souvenir spoon, plique-à-jour flower top with polka-dotted enamel center, likely made for the Columbian Exposition since the enameled floral bowl says, "Chicago 1893", made by Bachrach & Freedman,

2) Typical fine quality late 19th-early 20th century David Andersen sterling spoon with plique-à-jour top and bowl.





Beautiful Gustav Hellstrøm swan brooch that I just couldn't resist, sterling, 1.5" x 1".




~Cheryl

 

Very pretty Cheryl and I can see the brooch is irresistable!

 

DO NOT get me started on another collecting fixation ! Lovely,just lovely !

 

Wow! I can't pick a favorite... terrifying additions to your collection

 

I can't either, they are all so beautiful. The nice thing about spoons is that you can have so many styles and techniques in a collection without having to build an extension to the house.

 

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS !!! ... LOVE then .. Joy.

 

Cheryl, they are lovely - but then, you KNOW I love enameled sterling!

I actually have 5 of those myself: 4 from the 1st photo, and one from the 2nd. Sadly, they remain packed away.

 

BEAUTIFUL collection, Cheryl!!!!

 

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! They are a joy to behold. I love that you share these pictures and all the details. I always look forward to when you posts these. It's a look into a world that I know nothing about, and a beautiful one at that!

 

Beautiful. Thanks for posting these.

 

Thanks for the compliments, guys! Always happy to see other's spoons...

~Cheryl

 

Thought I'd add this mid 1950s 2.5" enameled sterling modernist salt by American craftsmen Prip-Pearson (Jack Prip and Ronald Pearson), the lovely Skonvirke salt spoon, also sterling, was made at A.Prip, the business of Jack Prip's family in Denmark - thought they belonged together:




~Cheryl

 

Love that color !

 

Me too - I'd call it 'burnt orange'...

~Cheryl

 

Beautiful collection.