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An Antique Welsh Spoon / Lovespoon

19th century
Sold 2 November 2025 · Opus Antiques
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This is a great piece of antique Welsh handiwork. This spoon has been hand made, with an oval handle with a glazed window. Inside written is " A present from Dyffryn. To Mrs Foster and a Merry Christmas 1892'. There are illustrations  of various flowers and leaves, maybe inspired by the Dyffryn botanical gardens. Around the edge is decoration and a hanging hook.

 Many of the large homes in Wales during the late 19th century were built on money made from the industrial revolution. Dyffryn was one of these homes and was built to the grand scale you can see today on wealth made from the coal industry.

Dyffryn Gardens is a collection of botanical gardens near the village of Drffryn.

Postage £6 UK and £20 Overseas.

It measures 20cm l x 9.5cm w

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Lovespoon to the 19th Century.

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This is a great piece of antique Welsh handiwork. This spoon has been hand made, with an oval handle with a glazed window. Inside written is " A present from Dyffryn. To Mrs Foster and a Merry Christmas 1892'.
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There are illustrations  of various flowers and leaves, maybe inspired by the Dyffryn botanical gardens.
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Around the edge is decoration and a hanging hook.

fig 1. An antique wooden lovespoon featuring an elongated bowl, an oval framed panel with handwritten text and botanical illustrations, and a metal hanging loop.
fig 1. An Antique Welsh Spoon / Lovespoon

 Many of the large homes in Wales during the late 19th century were built on money made from the industrial revolution. Dyffryn was one of these homes and was built to the grand scale you can see today on wealth made from the coal industry.

Dyffryn Gardens is a collection of botanical gardens near the village of Drffryn.

Postage £6 UK and £20 Overseas.

It measures 20cm l x 9.5cm w

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Lovespoon to the 19th Century.

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SA1088244
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Archive I An antique wooden lovespoon featuring an elongated bowl, an oval framed panel with handwritten text and botanical illustrations, and a metal hanging loop. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

An Antique Welsh Spoon / Lovespoon

Archive II An antique wooden lovespoon featuring an elongated bowl, an oval framed panel with handwritten text and botanical illustrations, and a metal hanging loop. View II
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An antique wooden lovespoon featuring an elongated bowl, an oval framed panel with handwritten text and botanical illustrations, and a metal hanging loop.
An Antique Welsh Spoon / Lovespoon
Ref: SA1088244
An antique wooden lovespoon featuring an elongated bowl, an oval framed panel with handwritten text and botanical illustrations, and a metal hanging loop.
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  • ObjectDecorative Wall Plaque
  • Period19th century
  • StyleWelsh Folk Art
  • MaterialWood, Paper, Metal
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCarved lettering, Botanical illustrations, Notched rim, Hanging ring

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Lovespoons are traditional carved wooden utensils historically crafted by young men in Wales as a token of affection and skill for a person of interest.

These pieces are typically carved from a single piece of local timber, such as boxwood, sycamore, or fruitwood, using hand chisels and pocketknives.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-tool marks, natural timber shrinkage, genuine patination, and traditional symbolic motifs appropriate to their stated era.

Mount the piece on a neutral wall or display it within a cabinet to highlight its sculptural form and historical significance as a focal point.

Keep wooden artefacts away from direct sunlight and dramatic humidity fluctuations, occasionally applying microcrystalline wax to nourish the surface.
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