Title And Description: Serving Scoop With Solid Silver Handle, Inlaid With A Minerva Hallmark And Metal Scoop

An elegant serving spoon dating from the late 19th or early 20th century, featuring a beautiful combination of gilded metal and solid silver.

The serving spoon, made of gilded metal—likely brass—displays exceptionally fine craftsmanship, combining a delicately engraved design of flowers and foliage with extensive openwork sections. The plant scrolls, with their supple and flowing lines, reflect the influence of the Art Nouveau style.

The gilded shank, adorned with foliage motifs, forms a seamless transition to a solid silver, hollow-core handle bearing the Minerva hallmark. The handle features a rich relief decoration of scrolls, foliage, and small flowers, characteristic of late 19th-century French silverwork. A central area, left free of any monogram, completes this composition.

The piece stands out for the finesse of its engraving, the elegance of its silhouette, and the contrast between the gilded shovel and the patinated silver of the handle.

Presented in its antique green-lined case with a satin interior, bearing the mark of a jeweler-silversmith.

In good overall condition, with a few slight signs of wear and an antique patina.

Period: late 19th–early 20th century, circa 1900.

Shipping: 14 euros within France, 25 euros within the EU, and 80 euros to the rest of the world.