18th Century Sterling Silver Spoon, Liège, Belgium, Stiche.

Solid silver spoon from the end of the 18th century (see very early 19th century). Net model. Hallmarks: The "striche", alias stripe-test tube. It has the appearance of a scar in the metal, a mark that is found in principle on the works of Wallonia from the 17th and 18th centuries - it was a question of taking a small sample to verify that the metal was indeed this. that he claimed to be. This hallmark is also called “money taking”. Overload punch - Gothic letter "E": Belgian import punch in use from March 1, 1832 to July 1, 1869. In addition, this punch was used from March 1, 1832 to May 1, 1832 for the inventory of works dating from before the Dutch period when these did not bear the Dutch guarantee or census hallmarks. Source: - Liègoise goldsmith's work, by Baron Oscar de Schaetzen. Mercator Fund, Antwerp, 1976. - Goldsmith with the Poinçon de Bruxelles, by Jacques Vanwittenberg, 1979. Note: This spoon is similar to the 1789 model on sale on our Proantic gallery (advertisement preceding this one). Note: this spoon is in very good condition. Dimensions: Length: 20.4 cm Width: 4.3 cm Weight: 62 gr The shipping costs for France (colissimo followed) are 8 euros, please contact us for all other destinations. We are at your disposal for any further information.