Minerve 1st-grade Solid Silver Strawberry Scoop, With Guilloché Decoration And Band, Late 19th Century

Solid silver strawberry scoop. A wide, plain bowl with notched edges, raised on one side, connected to the handle by a baluster-turned stem adorned with acanthus leaves. Hollow silver handle with guilloché decoration, ending in an oval medallion featuring a raised, buckled belt, engraved with the monogram “B.”

Hallmarks: Head of Minerva, 1st fineness (950 parts per thousand); Gustave Magnier’s diamond-shaped silversmith’s mark, a silversmith in Paris (initials G.M. and a Renaissance head; mark struck in 1886).
Period: late 19th century
Material: solid silver
Dimensions: length 25.5 cm, spoon head width 8.5 cm, weight 127 g
Condition: very good condition. Fine scratches from use on the spoon bowl. Sharply defined guilloché decoration, no dents or warping, rigid handle.

Viewable in Vayrac (Lot), by appointment. Shipping available in France and Europe, upon request.