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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 1578795, member: 111"]Over the years, have seen many of these French coffee/mocha spoons, with their coffee bean tops, branch form stems and leaf bowls, by numerous different manufacturers, with an equal number of small variations in the designs, and they were often topped with an ornament for souvenir use. They're usually silverplate, but were occasionally made in silver, and they seem to have changed little over the most of the 20th century - <i>might</i> perhaps be able to date this set to specific window with a good shot of the initials (looks like a 4-leaf clover symbol to me), if identified, the operating years of the maker <i>might</i> be found too.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another set, by another maker than the two shown previously: <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-French-Silver-Plate-Moka-Spoons-Coffee-Bean-Leaf-Pattern-12-pcs-Case-/283254497888" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-French-Silver-Plate-Moka-Spoons-Coffee-Bean-Leaf-Pattern-12-pcs-Case-/283254497888" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-French-Silver-Plate-Moka-Spoons-Coffee-Bean-Leaf-Pattern-12-pcs-Case-/283254497888</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5vEAAOSw1ktbV4xJ/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And a single, with bowl engraved as a souvenir of Brest, by yet another maker: <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Silverplate-Souvenir-Demitasse-Spoon-Coffee-Bean-Branch-Leaf-Brest-Italy-/150851003875" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Silverplate-Souvenir-Demitasse-Spoon-Coffee-Bean-Branch-Leaf-Brest-Italy-/150851003875" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Silverplate-Souvenir-Demitasse-Spoon-Coffee-Bean-Branch-Leaf-Brest-Italy-/150851003875</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MaoAAOSwkttZZteb/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one, topped by the Eiffel Tower, is in its original box: <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNUSUAL-BOXED-SILVER-PLATED-FRENCH-COFFEE-BEAN-SPOON-/264498636529" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNUSUAL-BOXED-SILVER-PLATED-FRENCH-COFFEE-BEAN-SPOON-/264498636529" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNUSUAL-BOXED-SILVER-PLATED-FRENCH-COFFEE-BEAN-SPOON-/264498636529</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ujcAAOSw8DJaAvTB/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one with a Napoleon finial (oddly described as Lord Nelson): <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/642382044/free-post-vintage-souvenir-spoon-silver?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=french+coffee+bean+spoon&ref=sr_gallery-1-9&organic_search_click=1&frs=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/642382044/free-post-vintage-souvenir-spoon-silver?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=french+coffee+bean+spoon&ref=sr_gallery-1-9&organic_search_click=1&frs=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/642382044/free-post-vintage-souvenir-spoon-silver?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=french+coffee+bean+spoon&ref=sr_gallery-1-9&organic_search_click=1&frs=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.etsystatic.com/8141123/r/il/c8916c/1720631747/il_794xN.1720631747_4fwo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one, topped by the Luchon arms, is described as sterling, but has what appears to be an .800 Minerva-head, it's a bit more stylized design: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/470909222/french-vintage-sterling-silver-sugar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/470909222/french-vintage-sterling-silver-sugar" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/470909222/french-vintage-sterling-silver-sugar</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.etsystatic.com/7577540/r/il/036342/1059160000/il_794xN.1059160000_78g9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 1578795, member: 111"]Over the years, have seen many of these French coffee/mocha spoons, with their coffee bean tops, branch form stems and leaf bowls, by numerous different manufacturers, with an equal number of small variations in the designs, and they were often topped with an ornament for souvenir use. They're usually silverplate, but were occasionally made in silver, and they seem to have changed little over the most of the 20th century - [I]might[/I] perhaps be able to date this set to specific window with a good shot of the initials (looks like a 4-leaf clover symbol to me), if identified, the operating years of the maker [I]might[/I] be found too. Here is another set, by another maker than the two shown previously: [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-French-Silver-Plate-Moka-Spoons-Coffee-Bean-Leaf-Pattern-12-pcs-Case-/283254497888[/URL] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5vEAAOSw1ktbV4xJ/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] And a single, with bowl engraved as a souvenir of Brest, by yet another maker: [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Silverplate-Souvenir-Demitasse-Spoon-Coffee-Bean-Branch-Leaf-Brest-Italy-/150851003875[/URL] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MaoAAOSwkttZZteb/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] This one, topped by the Eiffel Tower, is in its original box: [URL]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNUSUAL-BOXED-SILVER-PLATED-FRENCH-COFFEE-BEAN-SPOON-/264498636529[/URL] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ujcAAOSw8DJaAvTB/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] This one with a Napoleon finial (oddly described as Lord Nelson): [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/642382044/free-post-vintage-souvenir-spoon-silver?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=french+coffee+bean+spoon&ref=sr_gallery-1-9&organic_search_click=1&frs=1[/URL] [IMG]https://i.etsystatic.com/8141123/r/il/c8916c/1720631747/il_794xN.1720631747_4fwo.jpg[/IMG] This one, topped by the Luchon arms, is described as sterling, but has what appears to be an .800 Minerva-head, it's a bit more stylized design: [URL]https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/470909222/french-vintage-sterling-silver-sugar[/URL] [IMG]https://i.etsystatic.com/7577540/r/il/036342/1059160000/il_794xN.1059160000_78g9.jpg[/IMG] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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