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19thc French Silver Sifter Spoon Paris 1819-38
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19thc French Silver Sifter Spoon Paris 1819-38

19th century
For Sale by Aramis Antiques
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A beautiful early 19thC French silver sifter spoon with a clear standard hallmark for Paris 1819-1838 (a head of Hippocrates, beard, facing right) a makers mark (diamond shape), and a hallmark for the guarantee (a crowned head facing left). As there are three hallmarks, the item can be dated to before 1838. The hallmarks appear on the back of the handle, where the one time owners initials R B are also inscribed in a typical early 19thC script. French silver of this period has a silver content of .950. The spoon is substantial for a sifter spoon and weighs 80gr. The sifter is pierced, elaborate and handsome with a scalloped wavy edge and central inner rosette. A really lovely and rather rare piece.

Date of Manufacture

Aramis Antiques has dated this French Silver Sifter Spoon to the 1800s.

Independent Date Guide ID 07723920
Dealer's Item Date1800s
Sellingantiques Date1800s
Sellingantiques agingItem 185-210 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1800s:
Diamond maker's punch: required outline for registered French master silversmiths.
Hand-pierced fluted bowl: delicate scrollwork made for sifting powdered sugar.
Fiddle pattern stem: classic shape popular across early continental flatware.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
21cm (8.27")
Width
6.5cm (2.56")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Reference Numbers
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SA960560
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Description
A beautiful early 19thC French silver sifter spoon with a clear standard hallmark for Paris 1819-1838 (a head of Hippocrates, beard, facing right) a makers mark (diamond shape), and a hallmark for the guarantee (a crowned head facing left). As there are three hallmarks, the item can be dated to before 1838.
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The hallmarks appear on the back of the handle, where the one time owners initials R B are also inscribed in a typical early 19thC script.
Aramis Antiques

French silver of this period has a silver content of .950. The spoon is substantial for a sifter spoon and weighs 80gr. The sifter is pierced, elaborate and handsome with a scalloped wavy edge and central inner rosette. A really lovely and rather rare piece.

Date of Manufacture

Aramis Antiques has dated this French Silver Sifter Spoon to the 1800s.

Independent Date Report ID 07723920
Dealer's Item Date1800s
Sellingantiques dating1800s
Sellingantiques agingItem 185-210 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1800s:
Diamond maker's punch: required outline for registered French master silversmiths.
Hand-pierced fluted bowl: delicate scrollwork made for sifting powdered sugar.
Fiddle pattern stem: classic shape popular across early continental flatware.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
21cm (8.27")
Width
6.5cm (2.56")
Depth
6.5cm (2.56")
Reference Numbers
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SA960560
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Archive I A nineteenth-century French silver sifter spoon featuring a scalloped pierced bowl and smooth curved handle.

19thc French Silver Sifter Spoon Paris 1819-38

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A nineteenth-century French silver sifter spoon featuring a scalloped pierced bowl and smooth curved handle.
19thC French silver sifter spoon Paris 1819-38
Ref: SA960560
A nineteenth-century French silver sifter spoon featuring a scalloped pierced bowl and smooth curved handle.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectSifter Spoon
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Restoration
  • MaterialSilver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsPierced bowl, scalloped rim, shell fluting
  • SizeH 21 cm (8 in) x W 6.5 cm (3 in) x D 6.5 cm (3 in)

This nineteenth-century French silver sifter spoon dates from the French Restoration period of 1819 to 1838. Fashioned from silver with a bright reflective finish, the piece has a substantial weight of 80 grams and a .950 silver content. The bowl features a scalloped wavy edge, an elaborate pierced design with shell fluting, and a central inner rosette, while the back of the smooth curved handle bears three clear hallmarks alongside the inscribed initials R B. The object measures 21 cm high, 6.5 cm wide, and 6.5 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this item is suitable for display on a sideboard top or for use at the dining table during tea or dessert service.

FAQs

Silver sifter spoons, or sugar sifters, were designed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to sprinkle caster sugar over fresh fruit and desserts. They were produced as part of larger dessert services in wealthy European households, with Paris being a notable centre of manufacture.

Nineteenth-century French sifters were made from high-grade silver, typically meeting the French official standard of 950 or 800 parts per thousand. The bowl perforations were created using hand-piercing techniques or specialized punches to form intricate lattice or scrolling patterns.

French silver produced between 1819 and 1838 features distinct official hallmarks, including the Old Womans Head (Vieillard) mark for Paris or regional departments, alongside a silversmiths makers mark enclosed in a lozenge-shaped cartouche.

Antique flatware can be displayed in glass-fronted cabinets, placed in small presentation trays on a dining sideboard, or incorporated into contemporary table settings alongside modern tableware for contrast.

Silver should be washed gently in warm water with mild soap and dried immediately with a soft lint-free cloth. To remove oxidisation without damaging delicate hand-pierced detailing, apply a non-abrasive silver cream using a soft brush or microfibre cloth.
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