Dainty Antique Silver Spoon with Decorated Handle, 10 cm, Hallmarked – Before 1950, Christening & First Tooth Gift

A fine, dainty silver spoon from the first half of the 20th century – the handle adorned with relief decoration, hallmarks on the back.

An Old Custom

In Austria and Germany it is an old custom to give a silver "tooth spoon" when a child's first tooth comes through – traditionally from the godparents or from whoever spotted the tooth first. A gift that is kept for a lifetime.

Details & Condition

• Material: silver, hallmarked (fineness per hallmark)
• Length: 10 cm / 3.9 in
• Use: coffee, salt or sugar spoon
• Origin: Austria or Germany
• Date: before 1950
• Condition: very good

Who It's For

As a christening or first-tooth gift, for collectors of silverware or for the sugar bowl at the Christmas coffee table.

Care

Wash by hand and polish with a silver cloth.

At the Megaflohmarkt in Vienna the little spoon lay in a dish of old cufflinks – and flashed as the sun moved across the stall.

A spoon for the first little tooth — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop