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This is a fiddle spoon marked IGH and appears to come from Denmark or Sweden or maybe even Germany. It was suggested to me that the smith maybe Johann Georg Heymann. The interesting feature of this spoon is the engraving on the bowl and the top of the handle. The engraving provides the impression or feeling of the ocean water churning as waves break on a rough coastline. It would seem that the engraver lived by the sea or at least had fond memories of it. The spoon is 8 3/4" long and also has initials somewhat crudely engraved, almost as if they used an ice pick to make the marks.

Any information about the maker would be appreciated. Also the idea of having a large engraving on the bowl that is mirrored on the top portion of the spoon with a smaller version of the same concept seems unusual, but is very attractive.

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A kind gentleman from Denmark just sent me an email with the name of the maker of this spoon. The maker's mark is that of Johan Georg Henrichsen. He became a goldsmith in Arendal, Norway in 1812. He also informed me that the style of the spoon is normally known as a rococo-engraved fiddle spoon. Arendal is on the south coast of Norway and shipping was an important part of their economy in the early 1800s. It was originally called the Venice of Scandinavia because the town is built on seven islands and initially had a series of canals surrounding it. Perhaps images of the sea were on the minds of the local citizens.

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