Museum Item !
EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE ENGLISH SILVER SPOON, 1766
For your viewing pleasure, here is a rare VERY OLD antique English sterling silver spoon. The spoon has relief handles with images of knights with swords and other characters on the top. It is engraved with 'August 29, 1766'.
OUR ANCESTORS knew that silver has powerful antimicrobial properties. It has a detrimental effect on a number of pathogenic microbes. It’s no wonder that all royal courts and nobles in every country used silver utensils for their meals.
CONDITION: The item is in very good, antique condition. For additional information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From an old collection, New York, USA; 2. Antique Arena Inc, Brooklyn, New York, USA (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please print this page). History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 7 x 1 7/8 inches (18 x 4.7 cm). Weight: 48 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $1,000 - $9,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, old antique silver spoons were sold on Sotheby's and Christie's for $34,700 (5 years ago), $48,464 (5 years ago), $61,028 (11 years ago), and $79,756 !! (11 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
WARRANTY: The buyer has 3 days to inspect items for originality, valued at up to $5,000, and 5 days for items valued at $5,000 or more. Items can be returned to the seller for a refund; please refer to the Terms for more details.
NO RESERVE: Most of the auctioned items have NO reserve price or have reserve prices set at incredibly low levels, typically ranging from 30-40% of the low estimate price.
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FREE SHIPPING: For item valued at $5,000 or more, domestic shipping is FREE. For other items, domestic shipping costs by registered mail range from $18.85 to $24.85 - much lower than in other places. Additionally, for XPress post shipping, the costs range from $48.85 to $68.85 (XPress post offers 100% safety; according to our experience, packages sent by XPress post have never been lost). There are NO pick-up fees, NO handling fees, and NO transportation fees. Combined shipping is available, and the shipping fee for each additional item is ONE DOLLAR.
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WELCOME: We welcome new bidders and will ship the item according to your instructions. free to inquire about this new and exciting feature.
PLEASE NOTE: If you want to buy this item, please make a bid now. Any offer is welcome. Lots that do NOT have any bids or have only ONE bid on them will be CLOSED three days before the auction starts and will not be included in it. Currently, there are 700+ items available for preview, but there will be ONLY 400 items in the Live Auction. Please bid NOW.

A LIFETIME WARRANTY is provided for the originality of this particular item manufactured during the described period of time.
BEST INVESTMENT: If you are an individual or an investment company concerned about preserving your capital in these uncertain times, items with a LIFETIME WARRANTY are the best way to do so. Consider this: traditional banks typically offer annual returns of 1-3% on your funds, while inflation exceeds 5%. In contrast, collectible items with a LIFETIME WARRANTY can yield a minimum profit of 30-50% per year - with no associated risks. Some of our items with a LIFETIME WARRANTY have the potential to generate immediate profits of 100% or even more!! By the way, our estimated price is much lower than the market price for this item now. Please explore our "HISTORY of SALES" section and look at the screenshots for samples of similar items sold at renowned auctions, such as Sotheby's, Christie's, Live Auctioneers, eBay, and more. The choice is YOURS.

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.

WHY is it BENEFICIAL to EAT from SILVER UTENSILS?: If a set of silverware is used when eating, the human body becomes less susceptible to colds and viruses. The action of silver ions is in some ways identical to antibiotics, but silver, unlike them, does not destroy beneficial microflora. While the plague was raging in European countries in the Middle Ages, those who ate from such dishes remained unharmed. In Russia, Orthodox churches had a tradition of giving communion from silver utensils, using a silver spoon. This made it possible to avoid intestinal infections, which were not common here. Contact with silver can destroy almost all pathogenic microbes.

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