Featured Friesland silver spoon

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Daryl Yeates, Nov 22, 2022.

  1. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    My final query, further to my last two!
    An early silver figure topped Friesland spoon profusely decorated with some pitting to the bowl. Very interesting decoration.
    180 mm in length, the bowl being 52 mm wide.
    Again as before, thank you for any advise you can offer.
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    With no marking on the back I will hold of on comments. But I will tag @Any Jewelry who lives in the Netherlands and may have seen ones like this before.
     
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  3. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Appears to be a 20th century pewter souvenir reproduction of a 17th century Dutch 'William & Mary' spoon...
     
    Last edited: Nov 22, 2022
  4. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    Thank you, that sounds likely.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is one of a set of Dutch "province spoons", made in the 20th century in 18th century style, as Cheryl said.

    A set of province spoons comprised of spoons with the crests and names of the 11 pre-1986 provinces, and one spoon with the national crest and name of the Netherlands - Nederland. So 12 spoons in total.
    Most sets are silver. They often came with a carved wooden spoon rack.

    Since 1986 we have a 12th province, land claimed from the sea.
     
    Last edited: Nov 23, 2022
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  6. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    Thank you for taking the time to post. That's great info, much appreciated.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Forgot to add, province spoons were also sold singly, for people who didn't want all of them, or who couldn't afford them all at once.
     
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