What is a saucier spoon?
A French sauce spoon or saucier spoon is a spoon that is typically the size and shape of a dessert spoon, but with a flattened bowl that has a thinner edge and a small notch on one side. Such a spoon may be referred to simply as a sauce spoon, but this can also refer to a spoon used to serve sauce.
Is it possible to find an antique silver spoon?
It is still possible to find spoons that date from as early as the 1500s. As Ronald Pearsall explains in “A Connoisseur’s Guide to Antique Silver,” this is because spoons were the first widely used specialist eating utensil.
When did people start using forks and spoons?
As late as the 1600s, you would bring your own spoon to a feast and break up your food with your hands or a general-purpose knife, while forks did not gain popularity until late in the 17th century. You can identify antique spoons by looking at their style and construction. Look to see how the spoon is made.
What kind of metal is an antique spoon made of?
Antique spoons are not usually made from stainless steel, but from other metals such as silver, silver plate or pewter, and often have hallmarks or other marks on them.
What kind of spoons are most collectible?
Many popular tourist sites made souvenir spoons that are very collectible today. Antique spoons are not usually made from stainless steel, but from other metals such as silver, silver plate or pewter, and often have hallmarks or other marks on them.
How can you tell if a spoon is an antique?
You can identify antique spoons by looking at their style and construction. Look to see how the spoon is made. Until the 1700s, the stem and the bowl were fashioned separately and then soldered together, says Stephen Helliwell in his book “Small Silver Tableware.” From the 1700s onwards, spoons were stamped and shaped from a single piece of metal.
Antique spoons are not usually made from stainless steel, but from other metals such as silver, silver plate or pewter, and often have hallmarks or other marks on them.
Many popular tourist sites made souvenir spoons that are very collectible today. Antique spoons are not usually made from stainless steel, but from other metals such as silver, silver plate or pewter, and often have hallmarks or other marks on them.
How did Silver Spoons come to be made?
Until the 1700s, the stem and the bowl were fashioned separately and then soldered together, says Stephen Helliwell in his book “Small Silver Tableware.” From the 1700s onwards, spoons were stamped and shaped from a single piece of metal.
