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doc Posts: 728 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 02-21-2012 03:19 PM I found this fun little spoon recently and I cannot identify the maker or its use. The mark is really small and hard to photograph, but I did my best. It reads HANDMADE Hans L (in script) STERLING. It measures 5 inches in length. It has a Russian look to it, but the maker's name doesn't fit. Anyone have any ides who made it, when and what it's used for? IP: Logged
agphile Posts: 798 Registered: Apr 2008	posted 02-21-2012 03:45 PM The spoon is a reproduction of a 1st century Roman spoon from the Boscoreale treasure, now in the Louvre I believe.The finial to the stem represents a steering oar according to Strong's Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate. I don't know its original use. The curving arm attaching stem to bowl is possibly meant to allow the spoon to be hooked to the rim of a dish so that it doesn't slip into the contents. IP: Logged
agphile Posts: 798 Registered: Apr 2008	posted 02-22-2012 03:42 PM I forgot to add that the Roman original is a larger spoon - about 12 inches long I think - so of serving size. IP: Logged
doc Posts: 728 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 02-22-2012 05:30 PM Thanks for the info, agphile! IP: Logged

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