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Overview
Four vintage silverplate serving pieces in different patterns. The largest is a cheese scoop with a fluted, shovel-shaped bowl, a twisted stem and a hollow handle decorated with scrolls, beading and a shell at the end. With it are a round-bowl spoon with a band of flowers on the handle, a sugar spoon with a shell-shaped bowl and an engraved handle ending in a sunburst, and a sugar spoon with a curved, leaf-like handle. All four have a polished surface with darker tone in the recesses. They suit a cheese board, a tea or coffee tray, or a collection of mixed vintage flatware.
Background
Cheese scoops were made for serving Stilton and other crumbly cheeses, and shell-bowl sugar spoons were a standard piece in silverplate flatware from the late 19th century on. The cheese scoop is marked "1847 ROGERS BROS. A1" on the back of the stem; 1847 is part of the trademark, not the year it was made. The curved-handle sugar spoon is marked "1847 ROGERS BROS", "IS" and "Flair". The round-bowl spoon is marked "GAILSTYN SILVER PLATE". The shell sugar spoon has small stamped marks on the back of the stem that are too worn to read. All four are silverplate, not sterling, and they were not made as a set.
Condition
Good vintage condition with no bends, breaks or monograms visible. There are light scratches and scuffs from use, tarnish in the recesses of the handles, and a warmer yellow tone on the backs of some bowls where the silver has thinned, most on the round-bowl spoon. Please see all photos.
Dimensions & Weight
The cheese scoop is 9 inches long and 1.3 inches wide. The smallest spoon is 5.8 inches long and 1.3 inches wide, and the other two are between these in length. Together the four weigh 6.7 oz.
Shipping
Free standard shipping within the US, packed securely.
