Period: Early 20th Century
Style: German Imperial Style
Material: 800 Standard Gilt Silver, Enamel
Silver Hallmark: See reverse side of spoon handles
Dimensions: Spoon length: 10.5–16.5 cm; Outer box: 38.5 × 23.5 × 4 cm
Weight: 233 grams
Remarks: With original fitted box
Origin: Gotha, Germany
Description
This set of fourteen gilt silver and enamel spoons was crafted in Gotha, Germany, in the early 20th century, presented with its original storage box. Each spoon is entirely hand-carved and hand-enameled with unique decorative patterns. The enamel medallions depict famous scenic views and city emblems from around the Western world, including Wernigerode, Harzburg, Bremen and Dresden in Germany; Venice in Italy; Norway; Niagara Falls on the border of the United States and Canada; and Washington D.C., USA. It is a museum-grade collectible worthy of long-term inheritance.
In Europe and America, silverware is not only a form of fine art collection, but also tangible family wealth for generational heritage, inheritable and easily monetizable. Silverware is traditionally gifted to newlyweds and newborns as a blessing for a prosperous life and the passing down of family fortune.