Silver Sugar Spoon, Valenciennes (france), 1784

- Sugar spoon
- Forged and pierced silver
- Valenciennes, 1784
- Jean-Marie Saint-Quentin, master silversmith in Valenciennes from 1767 until 1789 (?)
- Length: 22.2 cm, spoon diameter: 7.2 cm; weight: 103g
- Very good condition
- Provenance: private collection

- Large silver sugar spoon with double thread model. The spoon is decorated with a pierced central rosette formed by a crosspiece in simple navettes with daisies surrounded by friezes of flowers and foliage joined at the attachment by a fleur-de-lis. The spatula, with a slightly marked shoulder, is engraved with a number "TLD". 

- Saint-Quentin, a talented goldsmith, produced pieces with a particularly recognizable shape thanks to his own style. Some pieces are preserved in public and private collections: at the Valenciennes museum, a twisted-ribbed marabout coffee pot from 1787, twisted-ribbed or canal-shaped coffee pots (Galerie Verrier)...

- Hallmarks (on the stem): recognition: lion passant, small recognition for small works, Valenciennes, around 1760-1785 [1, n°498b]; warden's mark: L couronné, Valenciennes, 1784 [1 nd ]; master goldsmith: crowned Q, small hallmark of the master goldsmith in Valenciennes from 1767 to 1789 (?).

- Ref. : [1] Helft, Jacques: "Poinçons des provinces françaises", de Nobele, 1968; [2] Helft, Jacques: "Nouveaux poinçons", de Nobele, 1981; [3] Kenber, Bilgi: "Les cuillères à sucre dans les provinces françaises au XVIIIe style", Somogy, 2005;