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Antique Spanish Silver 930 Standard Tablespoons -Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca
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Reference: S1801
Period: 19th century
Year: Circa 1850
Silversmith: Jacint Carreras & J Milo
Place: Barcelona & Palma de Mallorca
Price: $ 220.00
Weight: 106 grams
Dimensions: 20.3 cm
Condition: Very good, occasional scratch and small ding to bowls, slight wear to bowl tips.
Description: Two interesting 19th century Spanish silver tablespoons, both with excellent hallmarks. Both spoons are 930 grade, so slightly higher grade than sterling (925). Both spoons are the same pattern, similar to Old English, but with a Continental flavour. The bowls have pronounced tips, no drops are present and the stems are flattened with an elegant oval stem. Both spoons have contemporary engraved initials, JL and I with lots of flourishes. Both spoons have 3 distinct hallmarks, denoting town, maker and assay master. The Barcelona spoon has town mark BAR under Maltese Cross in a domate punch, this mark was used circa 1825 (courtesy of Spanish silver website www.munozarce.com). The assay masters mark is P.FLORENSA, with P.FLO above RENSA. The makers mark is JA CARRERAS for Jacint Carreras. The Palma spoon has town mark M under palm tree in Loboid punch for Palma de Mallorca, this mark was used on large items in the 19th century (Tardy pg 108). The second mark is assay master A FORTEZA, the third mark is maker J MILO (or J MIRO, this punch is slightly worn).
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