Silver spoon

Robbie

Robbie

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This past Tuesday,I was loading our dumpster with construction debri when I heard a tink from under my feet.As I looked down in the large gravel I found this large silver spoon.:shocked04: and amazed at what a great find and wondered where did this come from.I told the contractor and showed it to him.He said WOW,that`s how you do it.Maybe it came with the gravel,I don`t know,but I`ll definitely look around more,maybe this time with my detector.Any idea on how old it is?It has two stamps on the inside spoon close to the handle.France and Christofle.
 

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Wow what a great find!! Here is a link to their web page. Briefly reading it, they started in 1830. As a guess I'd say 1830-1850's on that spoon. I'm not sure how long that shell motif was popular for.

http://us.christofle.com/
 
coinnut said:
Wow what a great find!! Here is a link to their web page. Briefly reading it, they started in 1830. As a guess I'd say 1830-1850's on that spoon. I'm not sure how long that shell motif was popular for.

http://us.christofle.com/
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Your amazing how much you know and the information on where to find things.I`ve been searching there site all morning and I cant seem to find the exact type.I`ve even searched ebay and nothing close.I did polish it and weighed it at 65grams.Thankyou again.
 
Robbie said:
Your amazing how much you know and the information on where to find things.I`ve been searching there site all morning and I cant seem to find the exact type.I`ve even searched ebay and nothing close.I did polish it and weighed it at 65grams.Thankyou again.
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See if they will reply back to an e mail from you about it? Can't hurt :lol: I did see other spoons with the shell motif and it has been used for many years. I'm upping the guess to 1850's -1870's. :thinkingabout:Hope someone that knows the stylistic features of spoons will give you a real date on it. Also pictures of the hallmarks would probably help a lot too.
 
:congrats:on getting a whole spoon. Still looking for my 1st and one of those are very high on my wish list. Hope you can get a definitive age on it.
 
coinnut said:
See if they will reply back to an e mail from you about it? Can't hurt :lol: I did see other spoons with the shell motif and it has been used for many years. I'm upping the guess to 1850's -1870's. :thinkingabout:Hope someone that knows the stylistic features of spoons will give you a real date on it. Also pictures of the hallmarks would probably help a lot too.
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I did write too Christofle about inquiring information about the age and worth and they wrote back in French.:rofl: I than sent them the pictures and still waiting to hear back.
 
Robbie said:
I did write too Christofle about inquiring information about the age and worth and they wrote back in French.:rofl: I than sent them the pictures and still waiting to hear back.
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:hystericallaugh: Well there you go, everything worked out well. All you have to do is learn French and you are all set :clapping:
 
Silver spoon after cleaning

Here`s how it turned out after using a little baking soda and water.
 

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