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Lot 455 Dα

An Elmshorn silver wedding spoon

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 700 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)

An Elmshorn silver wedding spoon

Part of a travel cutlery set. Engraved "Fr. Mg. M (...)" and dated 1805. In the original leather case with the same inscription dated 1786. The knife and fork lost. L 19.5 cm, weight 58 g.
Marks of Johann Matthias von der Lohe, circa 1760.

Literature

Cf. Marquardt, Europäisches Eßbesteck, Stuttgart 1997, no. 232.