The two spoons with pierced floral and foliate decoration to the handles and with spade shaped bowls, having martele decoration, length 14.5cm, London 1927 and 1928, weight 89.7 grams, maker Sibyl Dunlop, the caddy spoon pierced in an Art Nouveau design, with martele decoration, length 8cm, Birmingham 1907, maker probably Sydney & Co, weight 19.7 grams
Estimate: | £100 - £150 |
Hammer price: | £260 |
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.
See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection
Condition Report
There are file marks at the back of one of the two similar spoons and heat staining, also a crack where the stem of the spoon has been re-soldered just above the bowl, both spoon handles are slightly pushed over to one side, Overall signs of useage with slight loss of definition to the martele decoration. The spoon without repair has cracking where the handle joins the bowl of the spoon, as a result of being pushed over. The Caddy spoon; hallmark is clear, tarnish spot to the front, the bowl of the spoon has a few fine scratch marks and some wear with loss of definition to the martele decoration