Caster - .835 silver - sugar-sprinkle spoon

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Silver sugar spoon (.835 silver) from the Netherlands, dating to 1800–1850, 16 cm long, 7.6 cm wide and 5 cm deep, weighing 30 g, in good used condition with minor signs of age.

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This Breda sugar spoon from 1831 was made by Widow Willem van Gastel, who continued the business after her husband’s death in 1824. The object is an early 19th-century example of Dutch table silver and shows large dimensions, indicating use in large households.
- Marks: year letter W (1831), master mark (VG with four-point star in countermark), Dutch lion (2nd quality), Minerva head (Breda).
- Dimensions: Length 25.5 cm, width 7.2 cm.
- Weight: 30 grams.
- Condition: Excellent.
- Art-historical context: Sugar sprinkling spoons like these were indispensable for serving desserts in bourgeois households. The Biedermeier style is characterized by practical simplicity.
- Literature:
- Silver and Silverware from the Barony of Breda (Stedelijk Museum Breda, 2000, p. 263).
- Biedermeier Silver in the Netherlands (Citroen, 2006).
- Museum comparison: Similar sugar sprinkling spoons can be found in the Stedelijk Museum Breda and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

This Breda sugar spoon from 1831 was made by Widow Willem van Gastel, who continued the business after her husband’s death in 1824. The object is an early 19th-century example of Dutch table silver and shows large dimensions, indicating use in large households.
- Marks: year letter W (1831), master mark (VG with four-point star in countermark), Dutch lion (2nd quality), Minerva head (Breda).
- Dimensions: Length 25.5 cm, width 7.2 cm.
- Weight: 30 grams.
- Condition: Excellent.
- Art-historical context: Sugar sprinkling spoons like these were indispensable for serving desserts in bourgeois households. The Biedermeier style is characterized by practical simplicity.
- Literature:
- Silver and Silverware from the Barony of Breda (Stedelijk Museum Breda, 2000, p. 263).
- Biedermeier Silver in the Netherlands (Citroen, 2006).
- Museum comparison: Similar sugar sprinkling spoons can be found in the Stedelijk Museum Breda and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Gross weight
30 g
Silver type
.835 silver
Title additional information
sugar-sprinkle spoon
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Netherlands
Material
Silver
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
16 cm
Width
7.6 cm
Depth
5 cm
Estimated period
1800-1850
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