silver folding spoon (medicine spoon) - Italy
this is a silver folding spoon with a winged lion on the handle. The winged lion with aureole and Gospel
book is the crest of the ancient Republic of Venice (Italy).The spoon is marked 800 ((800/1000 purity degree) and was made in Italy in the first half of 20th century.
The caddy spoon is 3 1/4 ins. long (cm. 8) and was bought by a US dealer through the Internet.
This item is not for sale, but most of my pieces were bought through the Internet. On the right bar of this page there are some links to silver and antique dealers websites
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This is a page of 'The What is? Silver Dictionary' of A Small Collection of Antique Silver and Objects of vertu, a 1500 pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, Sheffield plate, electroplate silver, silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, marks and hallmarks, articles, books, auction catalogs, famous silversmiths (Tiffany, Gorham, Jensen, Elkington), history, oddities ...