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A Rare and Interesting 18th Century Central European Stag Horn Love Spoon
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A Rare and Interesting 18th Century Central European Stag Horn Love Spoon

18th century
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An interesting 18th century central European stag horn love spoon. The stem finely carved with geometric motifs and a pierced handle depicting the profile of a rooster. There has been a historic repair to the bowl. There is a £10 charge or postage. International Shipping. A shipping quote is available on request

Physical Dimensions
Height
16.5cm (6.50")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
0.5cm (0.20")
Declaration

Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques has dated this Carved Horn Love Spoon to the 18th Century.

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SA827198
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Description
An interesting 18th century central European stag horn love spoon.
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The stem finely carved with geometric motifs and a pierced handle depicting the profile of a rooster.
Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

There has been a historic repair to the bowl. There is a £10 charge or postage. International Shipping. A shipping quote is available on request

Height
16.5cm (6.50")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
0.5cm (0.20")
Date of Manufacture

Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques has dated this Carved Horn Love Spoon to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA827198
Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2019

Oriental art,fine period ivories bronzes,ceramics unusual silver objects and tribal art.

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An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle.
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Archive I An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle.

A Rare and Interesting 18th Century Central European Stag Horn Love Spoon

Archive II An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle. View II
Archive III An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle. View VI
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Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
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Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
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An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle.
A rare and interesting 18th century central European stag horn love spoon
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An 18th-century Central European carved stag horn love spoon featuring black geometric engravings and a bird motif cut-out on the handle.
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  • ObjectFolk Art
  • Period18th century
  • StyleCentral European Folk Art
  • MaterialStag Horn, Bone
  • ColourCream, Off-White, Dark Brown
  • MotifsBird motif, Geometric engraving, Star design, Pierced handle
  • SizeH 16.5 cm (6 in) x W 3 cm (1 in) x D 0.5 cm (0 in)

This eighteenth-century central European folk art love spoon is made from cream and off-white stag horn and bone with dark brown geometric engraving. The piece is shaped with a rounded bowl, a turned stem, and a pierced handle depicting the profile of a bird motif within a cut-out loop. Additional visible details include star designs, turned mouldings, and a historic repair to the bowl. The item measures 16.5 cm high, 3 cm wide, and 0.5 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this decorative piece sits well on a bookshelf or within a highland hunting lodge style interior display. The carved horn and dark engraved details offer a tactile folk art element suitable for surface styling.

FAQs

A love spoon is a carved wooden, horn, or bone utensil traditionally crafted as a romantic gift or courtship token, featuring symbolic motifs and decorative engravings.

Historically, love spoons were carved from locally sourced hardwoods such as sycamore, oak, and boxwood, or crafted from organic materials like stag horn, bone, and antler using hand tools.

Authentic 18th-century pieces display natural surface patination, subtle hand-carving irregularities, original pigment in-filling in engraved lines, and wear consistent with age rather than uniform machine production.

Antique folk art spoons can be mounted inside shadow boxes, displayed on acrylic stands on bookshelves, or framed as part of a curated gallery wall of decorative historical artefacts.

Keep carved horn items away from direct sunlight, extreme humidity, and heat sources, dusting gently with a soft dry brush and avoiding water or chemical cleaning solutions.
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