Spoons Set
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 SET OF 12 STERLING WHITING LILY DEMITASSE SPOONS 1902 $195.00 Time Remaining: 29d 19h 17m Buy It Now for only: $195.00 |
 Vintage Set of 6 Continental Silver Spoons 45 11cm $47.38 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 8m |
 SET OF SIX SILVER RAT TAIL COFFEE SPOONS $28.44 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 12h 15m |
 ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER BABY FORK SPOON SET WEBSTER WSC18 $25.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 17h 2m |
 TIFFANY STERLING 3pc place setting Fork Knive Spoon Pattern Pat 1890 $68.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 30m |
 Set of 4 Gorham Sterling Silver Old FRENCH Pattern Tea Spoons LOOK $102.50 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 9h 28m |
 Sterling Silver Bouillon Spoons Set of 12 $200.00 Time Remaining: 6d 11h 14m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 Daughters of the American Revolution Sterling Silver Baby Fork Spoon Set DAR Vtg $99.95 Time Remaining: 17h Buy It Now for only: $159.95 |
 JT Inman Silver Co Sterling BABY FORK and SPOON SET 310 grams Free Shipping $19.95 Time Remaining: 16h 47m |
 Scarce set of 4 Sterling Silver Cream Soup Spoons King by Dominick Haff c1880 $48.73 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 37m |
 SET OF 2 STERLING VINTAGE SALT SPOONS $8.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 11h 41m |
 Ginkgo CELINE STAINLESS Place Setting Spoon 3390548 $8.99 Time Remaining: 29d 5h 22m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 SET OF 4 SILVER EGG SPOONS LONDON 1891 CHARLES BOYTON $47.39 Time Remaining: 11h 42m |
 6 Tiffany Co Tea Spoon Set International Sterling Silver No Reserve $28.00 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 32m |
 SET OF 6 SILVER COFFEE SPOONS SHEFFIELD 1899 JAMES DEAKIN SONS $47.39 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 10h 42m |
 Vintage Cased Set 6 HM Sterling Silver Tea Spoons Swans 1953 57 $53.16 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 11h 22m |
 Towle Old Master Sterling Silver Silverware Set 36 Pieces Forks Spoons Knives $1,375.00 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1,375.00 |
 8 piece set Sterling Silver Spoons 1931 grams 681 0z Daffodil Flowers $113.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 17h 33m |
 BOXED SET TWELVE STERLING SILVER FLOWER SPOONS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ENGLAND $275.00 Time Remaining: 17h 22m |
 SET OF 6 STERLING DAVID ANDERSON NORWAY GUILLOCHE MULTI COLOR ENAMEL SPOONS $58.00 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 15h 52m |
 Vintage Gorham Sterling St Dunstan Chased Salad Set Fork Spoon $184.99 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 16m |
 Set of 2 Strasbourg Cream Soup Spoons By Gorham in Sterling Silver $75.50 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 44m |
 HM SILVER SPOON CHESTER 1956 SET WITH HAEMETITE STONE $20.52 Time Remaining: 5d 6h 35m Buy It Now for only: $20.52 |
 Sheffield English Sterling Berry Dessert 7 Piece Cased Set Spoons Ladle 1935 36 $199.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 44m |
 339 grams SET OF 6 STERLING SILVER SOUP SPOON MARK $153.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 15h 31m |
 STUNNING SET OF SIX SILVER SOUP Fruit Spoons KINGS PATTERN $592.41 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 3m |
 Set of 2 Francis 1st Cream Soup Spoons by Reed Barton $82.75 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 37m |
 Antique Sterling Silver Enamel 6 Tea Spoons Set Russia 1950c Silber Kaffeelffel $225.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 34m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
 SET 8 VINTAGE WATSON STERLING SILVER 8 JULIP STRAW HEART SHAPED ICE TEA SPOONS $199.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 32m |
 240 grams SET OF 6 STERLING SILVER DESSERT SPOON MARK $49.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 15h 42m |
 Antique Estate STERLING SILVER set of 6 Table Spoons Flatware 5 1 2 $69.88 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 22m |
 Set of 6 Antique Chinese Export Solid Silver Tea Coffee Spoons c1925 40g $8.69 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 10h 58m |
 NANAS Vintage 950 Sterling Silver Set 6 Miniature Spoons Japanese Original Box $62.10 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 4m Buy It Now for only: $62.10 |
 SET OF 2 VINTAGE STERLING SILVER DEMITASSE SPOONS $17.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 19m |
 Web Sterling Child Table Setting 3 pc Child Table Set Sterling Fork knife Spoon $10.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 12h 32m |
 SET of 5 SOLID SILVER SPOONS Made for Barnstaple District mcc lcc $20.52 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 46m |
 SET OF 6 SOLID SILVER VICTORIAN SPOONS 1846 CHAWNER Co $80.57 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 3h 34m |
 SET OF SIX SOLID SILVER DESSERT DEMITASSE SPOONS MARKED CORES $69.99 Time Remaining: 27d 9h 17m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 Whiting Peony No 26 Sterling Silver Youth Set Fork Spoon Knife Aesthetic $225.00 Time Remaining: 6h 41m |
 2 Vintage KALO SOLID STERLING Fork and Spoon Set Chicago Silver $90.99 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 54m |
 VINTAGE SET OF 4 STERLING SILVER DEMITASSE SPOONS BY ROYAL CREST STERLING 4 IN $4.25 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 20h 24m |
 Set of 6 Gorham Sterling Lansdowne Demitasse Spoons $91.01 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 10h 44m |
 FIGURAL VINTAGE SWAN OPEN SALT CELLAR STERLING SILVER SPOON BOWL dish dip set $23.50 (19 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 55m |
 SET OF 6 VINTAGE STERLING SILVER DEMITASSE SPOONS FITTED BOX JAPAN FIGURAL TOPS $39.99 Time Remaining: 27d 11h 29m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 1920 ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER 800 SET OF 6 SPOONS Art Deco HEAVY DESIGN ONE OF KIND $290.00 Time Remaining: 12h 55m |
 ANTIQUE SILVER SILVERPLATE SET OF 6 DEMITASSE SPOONS IN ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 47m |
 SUPERB SET 6 STERLING SILVER GILT ENAMEL SPOONS DAVID ANDERSEN NORWAY 1925 58gms $8.69 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 11h 28m |
 antique sterling silver Demitasse Spoon set w case sheffeild 72g not scrap lot $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 17h 56m |
 Set of 4 Sterling Gorham Hispana 6 7 8 Oval Soup or Dessert Spoons $270.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 58m Buy It Now for only: $270.00 |
 Webster Sterling Silver Salt Spoon set of 3 $50.00 Time Remaining: 6h 41m |
 ANTIQUE ART Deco Solid SILVER COFFEE BEAN SPOONS TEASPOONS BOXED SET $33.18 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 12h |
 VINTAGE SOLID SILVER SET OF BOXED DESSERT SPOONS SLICE $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 10h 51m |
 Boxed Set of 6 Antique Sterling Silver Tea Spoons from Sheffield dated 1928 $41.12 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 11h 59m |
 SET 3 CONTINENTAL ENAMEL STERLING SILVER SPOONS ART DECO DECORATION $71.09 Time Remaining: 26d 4h 18m Buy It Now for only: $71.09 |
 Set 6 Art Deco solid sterling silver spoons Bakelite coffee bean terminals1929 $36.84 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 10h 3m |
 SUPERB SET ART DECO CHINESE SILVER SPOONS BY WANG HING Ca1930 $3.48 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 9h 36m |
 Japanese Sterling Silver Set 6 Floral Dessert Spoons Samurai Shokai Meiji $86.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 6d 10h 8m |
 Matched Set 6 Sterling Silver Georgian London 1812 PB WB AB Bateman Spoons Spoon $21.28 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 2h 44m |
 GORHAM STERLING CHANTILLY SET OF NINE DEMITASSE SPOONS $220.00 Time Remaining: 23d 5h 13m Buy It Now for only: $220.00 |
 Set of 2 Reed and Barton Francis I Demitasse Spoons Sterling Silver No Monograms $39.99 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 15m |
 JAPANESE950 STERLING SILVER OPEN SALT CELLAR bowl dish SPOON SET ANTIQUE VINTAGE $11.00 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 6m |
 VINTAGE 2 CONDIMENT SPOON FORK SET MADE IN SWEDEN BY EHRENBERG STERLING $15.00 Time Remaining: 16h 12m |
 ANTIQUE KNOWLES STERLING SPOON KNIFE FORK SET CASED $95.00 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 52m |
 VINTAGE SWAN OPEN SALT CELLAR STERLING SILVER SPOON BOWL dish dip set FIGURAL $20.03 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 9h |
 Antique set of 12 BIRKS sterling silver coffee spoons excellent with monogram R $240.00 Time Remaining: 6d 9h 42m Buy It Now for only: $240.00 |
 TWO GORHAM 1897 STRASBOURG STERLING SILVER SALT SPOONS 2 LOT SET A PAIR 1 NR $41.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 13h 52m |
 ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER SET OF BOXED TEA SPOONS BIRMINGHAM 1932 $30.02 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 10h 49m |
 Tiffany Set of 12 Sterling Silver Spoons c 1872 $1,650.00 Time Remaining: 12h 2m |
 Set of 6 Towle Sterling Old Colonial Iced Tea Spoons $189.99 Time Remaining: 10h 28m |
 Sterling Silver Cased Spoon Set 1960 $118.47 Time Remaining: 29d 10h 34m Buy It Now for only: $118.47 |
 ANTIQUE 20thC IMPERIAL Russian Silver 84 SET OF 6 TEA SPOONS c1910s $74.25 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 9h 25m |
 Sterling David Anderson Demitasse Spoons Set 6 Orig Box $45.00 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 52m |
 ANTIQUE DANISH SILVER DEMITASSE SPOONS SET 12 FLOWING LADY $285.00 Time Remaining: 8h 22m |
 Georg Jensen 1986 Sterling Silver Fork Spoon Set $12.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 5m |
 Cased Set of Victorian Sterling Silver Apostle Spoons Tongs Shell Bowls HM1890 $197.48 Time Remaining: 17d 7h 20m Buy It Now for only: $197.48 |
 Georg Jensen 1986 Sterling Large Silver Fork Spoon Set $9.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 7m |
 Georg Jensen 1985 Sterling Large Silver Fork Spoon Set $9.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 11m |
 Georg Jensen 1984 Sterling Large Silver Fork Spoon Set $9.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 15m |
 Georg Jensen 1983 Sterling Silver Fork Spoon Set $9.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 17m |
 STIEFF WILLIAMSBURG QUEEN ANNE OVAL SOUP PLACE SPOONS STERLING SET OF 8 $895.00 Time Remaining: 28d 12h 41m Buy It Now for only: $895.00 |
 ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER SET OF BOXED TEA SPOONS SHEFFIELD WALKER AND HALL 1944 $4.11 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 10h 49m |
 A Fine Quality Set Of 12 Danish Solid Silver Demitasse Coffee Spoons $1.56 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 15m |
 Reed Barton Sterling Silver Guildhall Cream Soup Spoons Set of 8 $175.00 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 52m |
 Set of 4 Vintage WALLACE Rosepoint SOLID STERLING SILVER Salt Spoons $100.00 (21 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 59m |
 The Philip H Stevens co Jewelers 12 Pcs set Sterling silver spoonAntique $19.95 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 40m |
 Antique Sterling Silver Enamel 6 Tea Spoons Set Russia 1940 Silber Kaffeelffel $225.00 Time Remaining: 29d 9h 43m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
 Set of 6 Gorham Fairfax pattern Demitasse Spoons $56.55 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 14h 10m |
 John Targee sterling COIN Silver Master Salt Spoon set of 3 $90.00 Time Remaining: 10h 6m |
 1888 Antique Whiting Heraldic Sterling Silver Salad Serving Set Fork Spoon $349.99 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 23m |
 SET OF 9 AMERICAN SILVER SPOONS STAMPED T CO 19TH CENTURY $25.00 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 36m |
 Heavy Victorian Set of 6 Hallmarked Sterling Silver Egg Spoons HM 1853 QUALITY $450.24 Time Remaining: 27d 6h 34m Buy It Now for only: $450.24 |
 matching set of 6 sterling silver spoons 112 grams $88.00 Time Remaining: 6h 1m Buy It Now for only: $97.00 |
 Gorham King Edward Set of 8 Sterling Silver Round Bowl Cream Soup Spoons No Mono $102.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 9h 50m |
 GORHAM 1913 ETRUSCAN spoons set of 4 monogram R $99.95 Time Remaining: 9h 7m |
 Antique Vintage Empty Display Box Case for 12 Tea Coffee Spoon Set $11.09 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 11h 12m |
 Vintage Sterling Silver Demitasse Spoons Set of 8 Signed RC Co 711 Gram $99.99 Time Remaining: 22d 13h 2m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 |
 2846g Vintage Tiffany Faneuil 3pc Set Serving Fork Spoon Gravy Ladle with pouch $459.00 Time Remaining: 6h 24m |
 SET OF SIX QUALITY SEAL TOP SOLID SILVER TEA COFFEE SPOONS by WILLIAM HINDS 1922 $33.18 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 10h 36m |
 A Set Of Six Solid Silver Mother o Pearl Coffee Spoons Sheffield 1937 $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6d 9h 36m |
 Vintage SOLID STERLING SILVER Fine Arts Heavy SPOONS SET OF 6 Processional NICE $189.99 Time Remaining: 19h 21m Buy It Now for only: $220.00 |
Spoons Set
A Christening Gift, a Silver Spoon and a Charmed Life
We all know somebody who was “born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” That lucky friend who inherited money or to whom wealth, health and happiness came without any effort on their part. And, admit it, we are just that tinsy winsy bit jealous.
Well, how did family wealth and easy good fortune become associated with a commonplace eating utensil?
Spoons have been around for thousands of years. Most early spoons were wooden spatulas or even re-worked seashells. The Greeks and Romans did manufacture the occasional spoons of gold, silver and bronze, but the most common materials, as in the later Medieval period, were wood, pewter and bone.
It is probably in the 15th and 16th centuries that the link between fortune and spoons became established. By Tudor times, it was not uncommon for godparents in wealthy society to present their godchildren with a Christening gift of silver Apostle Spoons. A set of twelve spoons, each with an image of one apostle on the handle was a prestigious Christening gift. An alternative was a set of four spoons representing the evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Silver spoons are still given as Christening gifts and Baptism presents today, but Apostle Spoons are less common and more difficult to find.
In the sixteenth century a silver spoon was still pretty rare, so any child receiving such a Christening gift would have to come from a wealthy background. Moreover, if some recent medical research is correct, they were also blessed with a bit of luck. Silver spoons and teethers have been popular for centuries, but it is only in the last few years that the antibiotic properties of silver have been recognized. To put it bluntly, the wealthy Little Lord Fauntleroy teething on a silver Christening spoon had a better chance of survival than a pauper sucking on a lump of pewter. I rather poo-pooed this idea of silver’s miraculous properties until I remembered my granny dropping a silver thrupenny bit into the milk churn to “stop it turning.”
As with so many of our current customs and traditions, the Victorians have had a large influence on Christening gifts. By the mid nineteenth century the Christening gift of a spoon was commonplace amongst the middle and upper classes. Often these were combined with teethers and rattles, so, once again, a well off godchild could be seen with a silver Christening spoon in his mouth.
We cannot be certain of this etymological link between Christening gifts and the phrase “to be born with a silver spoon in his mouth,” but there is obviously something way back in our subconscious that associates spoons with success, or the lack of it.
For example, “The Wooden Spoon” is a symbol of failure. Sports teams that come last in a tournament or league are handed “The Wooden Spoon,” a tradition that goes back many centuries. There is also reference to it in the distant past at Cambridge University where the “Junior Optimes” – the graduates at the bottom of the order of merit - were presented with a wooden spoon. And what did the more successful honor men receive? You’ve guessed it … a gold or silver spoon.
Similarly, there used to be an expression in the Royal Navy describing a young officer who received preferential treatment and accelerated promotion as “born with the silver spoon.”
So, the jury is still out as to the exact origins of the phrase, but the romantic in me would like to believe that it finds its origins in silver Christening gifts.
So the next time you talk about someone “born with a silver spoon in his mouth,” you’re allowed to say it with a touch of jealousy, just a hint of that little green-eyed monster, but also a touch of smugness … at least you may know where the phrase has come from.
About the Author
Richard Hoare is a director of ASSERgerrard Limited, owners of CHRISTENINGsilver.com where you will find the perfect sterling silver Christening Gift and Silver Christening Spoons including silver Christening cups, egg cups, cutlery sets, napkin rings, rattles, jewellery, bibles and, of course, silver spoons.
I'd like to buy a set of grapefruit spoons as a gift. What brand(s) are the best kind?
Where are you? If in U.S. check with a mall outlet like Tanger that has an Oneida Store for stainless steel and silver. I have gotten them there in the past very reasonably and they are first quality. My mother had Oneida when she married 60 yrs ago, still has it, and I got it too over 35 yrs ago. It is great stainless. They offer many patterns and price ranges, too.
If not in U.S. just go on line and find Oneida. You can do mail order. There is Silver Queen and also Replacements Ltd which have sites for stainless , silver plate and sterling. Also, they have many manufacturers and patterns, but are more expensive than outlet prices.
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