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Exquisite Welsh Fruitwood Lovespoon, Circa1830
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Exquisite Welsh Fruitwood Lovespoon, Circa1830

19th century
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Description

Beautiful lovespoon of traditional Welsh design, the deeply carved shaped bowl surmounted by a shaped handle with a most unusual fretted floriate design above a pair of chip-carved panels. Made of fruitwood, the spoon has a delicate profile and wonderful lustrous surface.

(tiny hairline crack to bowl, as is normally the case)

circa 1830

Length: 9.5 ins; 24 cms

Width of bowl: 2 ins; 5 cms

Depth of bowl: 0.5 ins; 1.25 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
5cm (1.97")
Depth
1.2cm (0.47")
Declaration

WelshAntiques has dated this Welsh Fruitwood Lovespoon to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1165565
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Description
Beautiful lovespoon of traditional Welsh design, the deeply carved shaped bowl surmounted by a shaped handle with a most unusual fretted floriate design above a pair of chip-carved panels. Made of fruitwood, the spoon has a delicate profile and wonderful lustrous surface.

(tiny hairline crack to bowl, as is normally the case)

circa 1830

Length: 9.5 ins; 24 cms

Width of bowl: 2 ins; 5 cms

Depth of bowl: 0.5 ins; 1.25 cms

Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
5cm (1.97")
Depth
1.2cm (0.47")
Date of Manufacture

WelshAntiques has dated this Welsh Fruitwood Lovespoon to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1165565
WelshAntiques
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Leading specialist in welsh furniture and folk art for 56 years

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A hand-carved Welsh fruitwood lovespoon featuring an intricate fretwork handle with botanical cut-out motifs and a smooth oval bowl.
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Archive I A hand-carved Welsh fruitwood lovespoon featuring an intricate fretwork handle with botanical cut-out motifs and a smooth oval bowl.

Exquisite Welsh Fruitwood Lovespoon, Circa1830

Archive II A hand-carved Welsh fruitwood lovespoon featuring an intricate fretwork handle with botanical cut-out motifs and a smooth oval bowl. View II
Archive III A hand-carved Welsh fruitwood lovespoon featuring an intricate fretwork handle with botanical cut-out motifs and a smooth oval bowl. View III
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Kidwelly
Carmarthenshire
SA17 5AJ
United Kingdom
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A hand-carved Welsh fruitwood lovespoon featuring an intricate fretwork handle with botanical cut-out motifs and a smooth oval bowl.
Exquisite Welsh Fruitwood Lovespoon, Circa1830
Ref: SA1165565
A hand-carved Welsh fruitwood lovespoon featuring an intricate fretwork handle with botanical cut-out motifs and a smooth oval bowl.
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Originating in Wales during the seventeenth century, lovespoons were carved by young men as tokens of affection and courtship for prospective suitors. The intricacy of the carving demonstrated the carvers skill, craftsmanship, and ability to provide for a family.

Lovespoons were typically carved from a single piece of dense hardwood native to the British Isles, including fruitwood, sycamore, oak, beech, and boxwood, which allowed for precise fretwork and durability.

Authentic nineteenth-century lovespoons usually feature hand-carved tool marks, natural asymmetrical variations, a rich patina formed over time, and evidence of historical hand tools rather than machine precision.

Lovespoons are commonly displayed on wall spaces using discreet mounts, framed within shadow boxes, or layered alongside other historic treen items on open shelving and sideboards.

Maintain antique wooden treen by keeping it in a climate-controlled environment away from direct sunlight and heat sources, dusting regularly with a soft cloth, and occasionally applying a light coat of high-grade beeswax.
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