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Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815
Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815

Northern German Empire Period Silver 12 Loth Standard Fiddle Tablespoon, Ca 1815

$ 29.04

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Country: Germany
  • Standard: 12 Loth
  • Maker: Unknown
  • Age: Circa 1815
  • Period: Empire
  • Fineness: .750 Fine
  • Style: Plain
  • Pattern: Fiddle
  • City: Grebswarden (possibly)
  • Region: Baltic
  • Condition: Very slight right-hand bowl tip wear, two creases to the handle end, a few faint dents to the bowl bottom, a dent to the bowl edge, with patina, scratches, staining, tarnish and wear commensurate with age, good condition overall.
  • Type: Tablespoon

    Description

    A
    continental
    Empire period
    silver
    tablespoon
    most probably of a
    northern
    German
    maker,
    circa 1815
    , of
    fiddle form and with a
    pointed drop
    ,
    engraved
    on the handle with a tribute
    ℱ.ℋ.
    1818
    ,
    ¹ marked on the handle reverse with a
    crown
    above
    12L
    ² in an
    oval punch
    ,
    measuring approximately 8⅝ in. and weighing 1 troy ounces or 33 grams, very slight
    right-hand
    bowl tip wear, two creases to the handle end, a few faint dents to the bowl bottom, a dent to the bowl edge, with patina, scratches, staining, tarnish and wear commensurate with age, good condition overall.
    ¹
    The stipple engraving technique or style is period typical of northern German, Scandinavian and Baltic silver.
    ²
    The assay mark on this spoon, possibly for the city of Grebswarden, is based on the Austro-Hungary Lothige or Lot system where the numerals
    15, 14, 13 and 12 were used to designate the silver fineness, correspondingly .9375, .875, .8125, and .750 fine
    .