Fine Gorham Sterling Silver Florentine Large Serving Spoon Paul Belvoir breaks and no repairs

breaks and no repairs

The silver is in great shape

joined with an amethyst-studded clasp

The front of the pointed handle is hand engraved with a pretty wreath decoration

early 19th century piece is decorated with raised bands of leaf design and a scene showing a woman next to a fountain on one side and next to a fire or pyre on the other side

Fine Gorham Sterling Silver Florentine Large Serving Spoon Paul Belvoir breaks and no repairsPresented is an excellent old Gorham sterling silver large serving spoon. This spoon was made in the ornate Florentine pattern which was patented in 1901, featuring sumptuous classically inspired designs through much of the surface of the handle. The terminal has a Green Man type face trailing into fruit and foliage, with stylized fish dolphins flanking a scallop shell beneath, trailing into more foliage and urns down the stem. The reverse has