CIRCA 1868, MARK OF C & W

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AN AMERICAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER NUT SPOON AND TWELVE MATCHING NUT PICKS
CIRCA 1868, MARK OF C & W
The spoon with engraved and pierced silver gilt bowl, the handle and bowl with squirrel-form terminus, with twelve picks, marked with a lion and star, sterling and patent 1868, in original fitted leather case
The spoon 10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm.) long; 7 oz. 10 dwt. (248 gr.)

Lot Essay

A similar nut spoon, made by George Sharp and retailed by Tiffany & Co., is illustrated in William Hood, Roslyn Berlin and Edward Wawrynek, Tiffany Silver Flatware 1845-1905: When Dining Was an Art, 1999, p. 30. Another Sharp spoon and nut service sold in these Rooms, 22 May 2009, lot 99.

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