Caption

Souvenir spoon by John Millward Banks & Co. Birmingham; goldsmith's firm; fl. 1863–1926. Souvenir spoon with a gilded ovoid scoop with a pointed tip, a half-twisted wire handle topped with a brilliant-cut topaz branch. Dated 1901–1902. England, Birmingham, Great Britain. Cutlery. Height 10.2 cm; width 2.1 cm., A horizontal arrangement of a group of decorative spoons laid out on a gray background, showing a few spoons with twisted handles and a few with straight handles; the spoons display metallic surfaces in silver and gold tones with reflective highlights, and one spoon has a scalloped bowl showing pale pink and purple hues, another spoon features enamelled decorative elements in blue, green, and red, and a few handles include small spherical or bead-like terminations in silver and a warm yellowish tone.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_018

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133.5Mb (2.5Mb) / 29.0in x 17.9in / 8688 x 5369 (300dpi)

Keywords

Souvenir spoon John Millward Banks & Co Birmingham goldsmith's firm fl 1863–1926 gilded ovoid scoop pointed tip half-twisted wire handle topped brilliant-cut topaz branch Dated 1901–1902 England Great Britain Cutlery Height 10.2 cm width 2.1 cm horizontal arrangement group decorative spoons laid gray background showing spoons twisted handles straight handles display metallic surfaces silver gold tones reflective highlights spoon scalloped bowl pale pink purple hues another spoon features enamelled decorative elements blue green red handles include small spherical bead- terminations warm yellowish tone.