Caster - .835 silver - sugar-sprinkling spoon

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.