DAVID ANDERSEN NORWEGIAN SILVER BAPTISM SPOON
For your viewing pleasure is an antique silver baptism spoon made by the leading Norwegian silversmith David Andersen. The item is an identical of a 16th-century spoon. The tear-shaped bowl is finely engraved with an animalistic ornament, while the handle features a figurative finial representing a crown and king's head. It comes with its original case.
HALLMARKS: hallmark of 830 silver standard, and the maker's mark is located on the backside of the handle.
CONDITION: The item is in very good, used condition. For additional information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From an old collection, New York, USA, 1961-2020; 2. Antique Arena Inc, Brooklyn, NY, USA (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 5 inches (12.7 cm). Weight: 47.5 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $700 - $3,000 (significantly lower than today's market price).
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, the spoons made by the Norwegian silversmith David Andersenwere were sold on Live Auctioneers and Sotheby's for $945 (1 year ago), $1,700 (2 years ago), $3,547 (5 years ago), and $6,875 (9 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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OWN SPOON: Before the place setting became popular around the 18th century, people brought their own spoons to the table, carrying them in the same way that people today carry wallets and keys. In pre-modern times, ownership of a silver spoon was an indication of social class, denoting membership in the land-owning classes. In the Middle Ages, when farmers and craftsmen worked long hours and frequently got dirt under their fingernails, it was important to not be mistaken for a serf or escaped slave. Under these circumstances, a silver spoon served the functional equivalent of a passport, driving license, and credit card. Since most members of the land-owning classes were smallhold farmers and craftsmen, the silver spoon was primarily a lower-middle-class cultural marker.

David ANDERSEN: David Andersen (25 May 1843-3 August 1901) was a Norwegian goldsmith. He was born in Ostre Toten (in Innlandet) to Anders Svendsen and Anne Margrethe Gulbrandsdatter, and was the father of goldsmith Arthur David-Andersen. From 1859 he was in apprenticeship with the jeweller Jacob Tostrup in Christiania (now called Oslo). He spent several periods abroad, in Berlin, Stockholm, Paris and London. During his stay in London he also imported Norwegian filigree works to the United Kingdom. He established his own goldsmith workshop in Christiania 1876, which eventually became a leading company in the goldsmith industry in Norway. A significant part of his filigree works was exported to Great Britain. As of 1899 his company employed 92 men and 29 women.

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