Pattern: Apostle,Type: Flatware - Spoons,Composition: 800 purity,Year Made: 1850-1899,Metal: silver Presented is a great set of five continental silver spoons. The spoons are guaranteed to be at least 800 purity silver. These spoons are often called Apostle or Saint spoons as they have figure representation of Christian religious figures on them. These spoons have a man at the top of each handle as well as another figure, possibly a woman such as the Virgin Mary, at the bottom. All five spoons are gold washed and have shallow round bowl. These pieces were likely made somewhere in Europe in the mid to late 1800's. Each spoon is hallmarked on the back of the bowl with two very hard to read marks. The spoons are in good condition and there are no cracks, no breaks, no monograms, no monogram removals, no repairs, and no problems of any kind. The spoons are 4 1/8 inches long. The spoons weigh 73 grams or 2.3 troy ounces.