Antique Solid Silver Large Spoon With Musketeer With Sword Rapier

Superb quality antique solid silver large serving spoon that features a musketeer figure.

The spoon's stem has low relief on both sides and showcases a detailed standing figure of a French Royal Musketeer playing the bugle. The musketeer is dressed in a typical 17th-century elaborate musketeer uniform with a cape, a sash across the torso, and a feathered hat on his head. His left-hand rests on the hilt of his rapier sword, and he wears musketeer bucket top boots on his legs.

The spoon bowl is heart-shaped and decorated with rococo foliage. It is also marked with two silver hallmarks, number 13, and an elaborate initial.

The back is engraved with museum or collection accession markings.

It has been noted that there are silver hallmarks similar to those on this spoon, which feature the number 13, that have been published in references as 18th- 19th-century Austrian silver hallmarks. Due to this, we cannot determine the country of origin of the spoon or the exact date it was made. However, we can guarantee that this spoon is an authentic antique that is over 100 years old.

MEASUREMENTS

Overall length of the spoon: 27.2 cm (10.71 inches)

Width of the bowl: 8.3 cm. (3.27 inches)

WEIGHT: 146 grams

CONDITION: Excellent, perfect in every way, suitable for display or use.