Caption

Egg spoon, Tiffany & Co New York; goldsmith and dealer; 1853-, ; designer Charles Grosjean 1841-1888. Egg spoon with an ovoid scoop, gilded inside, with a profiled widening handle topped with a chrysanthemum flower; both sides of the handle feature a relief decoration of chrysanthemum leaves and flowers overlapping the scoop on the back. Chrysanthemum pattern introduced by the company in 1880; late 19th century; New York, United States of America. Cutlery. Length 11.5 cm, width 2.5 cm, weight 30 g., A single ornate spoon lying on a flat surface, showing a gently curved handle with raised floral and scrollwork decoration in silvery metal and a shallow bowl with a warm golden interior; the background and surface are uniform grey, and the spoon casts a soft shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_055

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.9Mb (292.5Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Keywords

Egg spoon Tiffany & Co New York goldsmith dealer 1853- designer Charles Grosjean 1841-1888 ovoid scoop gilded inside profiled widening handle topped chrysanthemum flower sides handle feature relief decoration chrysanthemum leaves flowers overlapping scoop back Chrysanthemum pattern introduced company 1880 late 19th century New York United States America Cutlery Length 11.5 cm width 2.5 cm weight 30 g single ornate spoon lying flat surface showing gently curved raised floral scrollwork decoration silvery metal shallow bowl warm golden interior background surface uniform grey spoon casts soft shadow.