A delightful Antique George III Sterling Silver and gold-gilt pair of Berry serving spoons; having hand-chased handles with floral decoration, together with gold-gilt hand-chased fluted bowls decorated with strawberries. Made in London in 1807. The length of this fine hand-made pair of antique silver berry spoons is 9.05 inches, 23 cm, and they weigh a total of approx. 112g (3.6 troy ounces).
Over 200 years ago, as fruit became steadily more available, the silversmiths designed the berry spoon to provide a decorative way of handling fruit. The gilding of the bowl in this was all-important, for it protected the silver from the acidic fruit juices. Spoons with elaborate bowl displays of berries or fruits are referred to generically as “berry spoons”, even though they almost inevitably show displays of fruits.
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