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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 3619714, member: 111&quot;]Awww, thank you, Judy!&nbsp; While I appreciate the compliment, my spoon collection is pretty modest compared to some...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Glad you like them!&nbsp; Vinegars were one of the various aromatic liquids used in vinaigrettes, hence the name, and the gilt interiors protected the silver...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you, AJ!&nbsp; It was sort of unintentional, really just wanting to find the three examples mentioned, but kept running across hard to resist pieces - still keeping an eye out for a bargain priced cabinet-form lodereindoosje...</p><p><br /></p><p>The hovedvansaeg is a bit unusual, but I wanted one in a reasonably realistic egg shape, partially because the name includes &#039;egg&#039; (would guess from those like the German egg), but also because it pleases my eye and I collect them, starting with a Limoges egg box Mom gave me for my 10th Easter, continuing the tradition with various types of eggs until just a few years before she passed (she also made me the best deviled eggs, knowing my weakness for them - if forced to eat only one food for the rest of my life, would be eggs).&nbsp; Some of the Danish pieces are so over the top, and often awkward in shape, but when I saw this one, it spoke to me, simple and elegant, even the rings, which are faceted, charmed me - they definitely date back to the 18th century, but don&#039;t believe I&#039;m qualified to suggest the origin of this form (there are a couple of somewhat obscure reference books), this one was made by Peter Outzen Qvade, working in Maribo 1840-96.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, do you happen to know who Dutch maker &#039;K10&#039; might be?&nbsp; Have found other pieces, but they were also unidentified.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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