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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 119028, member: 44"]TOG, you certainly have a collection of Italian figural finial flatware.</p><p><br /></p><p>>ITALY in that small indentation<</p><p><br /></p><p>That was what I suspected. I could make out the "ly," but not certain of the other letters. The figural finials can be symbols of different provinces, cities, Roman notables, centurions, etc... Venice spoons are usually topped with a winged lion or a gondola. Florence is sometimes depicted with the fleu-de-lis (lily) or a lion with a paw resting on a shield with a lily. Capri depicted with a goat. Perugia by a winged griffin or lion. The Romans called Capri "Goat Island."</p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt any of the flatware is made of spelter. More likely cheap pewter, a nickel copper alloy such as nickel silver, alpacca, German silver, a white metal, etc...</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 119028, member: 44"]TOG, you certainly have a collection of Italian figural finial flatware. >ITALY in that small indentation< That was what I suspected. I could make out the "ly," but not certain of the other letters. The figural finials can be symbols of different provinces, cities, Roman notables, centurions, etc... Venice spoons are usually topped with a winged lion or a gondola. Florence is sometimes depicted with the fleu-de-lis (lily) or a lion with a paw resting on a shield with a lily. Capri depicted with a goat. Perugia by a winged griffin or lion. The Romans called Capri "Goat Island." I doubt any of the flatware is made of spelter. More likely cheap pewter, a nickel copper alloy such as nickel silver, alpacca, German silver, a white metal, etc... --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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