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A Small Antique Sycamore Welsh Love Spoon .
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A Small Antique Sycamore Welsh Love Spoon .

19th century
Sold 22 October 2024 · Mike Melody Antiques
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HOW DID THEY MAKE THEM!! A WONDERFUL PERFECT SYCAMORE "LOVE SPOON" MADE IN WALES AS LOVE TOKENS . WE ARE DATING THIS AS AROUND 1880. CARVED OUT OF ONE PIECE OF WOOD.

IT MEASURES 15CMS L 4cmsW AND IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL.

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ESTABLISHED IN1977 IN CHESTER

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Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Antique Sycamore Love Spoon to the 19th Century.

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HOW DID THEY MAKE THEM!! A WONDERFUL PERFECT SYCAMORE "LOVE SPOON" MADE IN WALES AS LOVE TOKENS . WE ARE DATING THIS AS AROUND 1880. CARVED OUT OF ONE PIECE OF WOOD.

IT MEASURES 15CMS L 4cmsW AND IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL.

A RARITY

UK POSTAGE INCLUDED

LAPADA_CINOA MEMBERS SINCE1985

ESTABLISHED IN1977 IN CHESTER

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Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Antique Sycamore Love Spoon to the 19th Century.

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Mike Melody Antiques
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Combined 85 years of buying and selling quality antiques and still loving it.

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Archive I An antique carved wooden sycamore love spoon featuring an integral cage design with loose captive balls within the handle. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Small Antique Sycamore Welsh Love Spoon .

Archive II An antique carved wooden sycamore love spoon featuring an integral cage design with loose captive balls within the handle. View II
Archive III An antique carved wooden sycamore love spoon featuring an integral cage design with loose captive balls within the handle. View III
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An antique carved wooden sycamore love spoon featuring an integral cage design with loose captive balls within the handle.
A SMALL ANTIQUE SYCAMORE WELSH LOVE SPOON .
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An antique carved wooden sycamore love spoon featuring an integral cage design with loose captive balls within the handle.
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  • ObjectTreen
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFolk Art
  • MaterialSycamore
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsCaptive balls, Geometric cut-outs, Hand-carved handle

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Welsh love spoons are traditional wooden artifacts traditionally carved by young men as romantic tokens of affection and presented to women they wished to court, with origins dating back to the seventeenth century in rural Wales.

These pieces were handcrafted from single blocks of local hardwood, predominantly close-grained timbers like sycamore or boxwood, utilizing traditional pocket knives, chisels, and hand-finishing techniques.

Authentic period pieces display natural patination, tool marks consistent with hand-carving implements, dry oxidized timber surfaces, and minor wear patterns acquired through age rather than artificial distressing.

Displaying the piece within a collection of curated artifacts on a bookshelf or mounting it within a minimalist box frame allows its historical craftsmanship and sculptural qualities to stand out in a modern setting.

Preservation requires keeping the object away from direct sunlight and artificial heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage, while applying occasional light applications of specialist wax to nourish the dry wood.
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