Baroque spoon, baroque style, plant ornament, pearling, cutlery. Baroque spoon with a teardrop-shaped scoop, broken along the axis, gilded inside; top decorated with a niello ornament of plant tendrils in radial reserves; angular handle decorated with scales, pearling and small leaves. Late 17th century, Poland. Height 23 cm, width 5 cm., A metal spoon with a long handle and a shallow, oval bowl lies horizontally against a light gray background; the bowl has a warm golden color with darker tarnished areas and subtle scratches, while the handle has a cooler silvery-gray tone with a decorative raised edge and slight patina.
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Baroque spoon, baroque style, plant ornament, pearling, cutlery. Baroque spoon with a teardrop-shaped scoop, broken along the axis, gilded inside; top decorated with a niello ornament of plant tendrils in radial reserves; angular handle decorated with scales, pearling and small leaves. Late 17th century, Poland. Height 23 cm, width 5 cm., A metal spoon with a long handle and a shallow, oval bowl lies horizontally against a light gray background; the bowl has a warm golden color with darker tarnished areas and subtle scratches, while the handle has a cooler silvery-gray tone with a decorative raised edge and slight patina.

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Baroque spoon baroque style plant ornament pearling cutlery teardrop-shaped scoop broken axis gilded inside top decorated niello ornament plant tendrils radial reserves angular handle decorated scales small leaves Late 17th century Poland Height 23 cm width 5 cm metal spoon long handle shallow oval bowl lies horizontally light gray background bowl warm golden color darker tarnished areas subtle scratches cooler silvery-gray tone decorative raised edge slight patina.

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