A late 18th/early 19th century chip carved beech or fruitwood Welsh love spoon

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A late 18th/early 19th century chip carved beech or fruitwood Welsh love spoon The handle with a short attached hanging chain composed of four links, above a chip-carved, and cross and square pierced lantern handle enclosing two ebonised balls, 53cm long, 5.5cm wide approximately Footnotes: For further reading see Owen Evan Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood XVIth to XIXth Century 1973, EP Publishing Limited, London, pl.58. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A late 18th/early 19th century chip carved beech or fruitwood Welsh love spoon

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