This beautiful fruitwood love spoon has a broad handle pierced with three, star-like, circular panels and a lozenge, with a deep, ovoid shaped bowl, all with a rich colour and patina and in good condition. Welsh, circa 1800-1850.
Literature:
Treen For The Table? the Jonathan Levi Collection, Christie`s South Kensington, November 8th 2006.
See lot 1, described as A Welsh Fruitwood Love Spoon Token, late 18th century - from Robert Young Antiques, Sept. 1998.
The following Museums hold collections of lovespoons on public display:
Y Gaer Museum, Art Gallery and Library, Glamorgan Street, Brecon
St Fagans National Museum of History, St Fagans, near Cardiff
Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
Carmarthenshire Museum, Abergwili, Carmarthen
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1214611
Dateline of this antique is 1800
Height is 20.5cm (8.1inches)
Width is 4cm (1.6inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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