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Silver decorative spoon with sailing ship, C. Rietveld, Schoonhoven, 1894

Silver decorative spoon with sailing ship, C. Rietveld, Schoonhoven, 1894

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This very large, second-grade silver commemorative spoon was crafted in the year 1894 by the renowned Schoonhoven silversmith Cornelis Rietveld. The spoon is richly adorned with razor-sharp Dutch silver hallmarks and early British import stamps for London from 1893/1894.

The spoon is immediately striking due to its substantial size (over 21 centimeters) and its impressive weight of no less than 70.5 grams. The handle is crowned by a beautifully open-cast, detailed sailing ship (three-master) sailing on waves within an ornate wreath surmounted by a crown.
The stem itself is executed as a robust, twisted, and partially openwork stalk with floral motifs, resting on an elegantly cast lion mask directly above the bowl of the spoon.

The back of the spoon bowl forms crystal-clear historical documentation. Around the turn of the century, this spoon was specifically hallmarked for the international trade market with the following razor-sharp stamps:
  • Dutch hallmarks: The Dutch Lion (1) for first-grade silver (.925) with the export key, the Minerva head with the letter 'M' (assay office Schoonhoven), and the date letter 'K' for the year 1894.
  • Silversmith: The official maker's mark 'R above 133 in a square' of master silversmith Cornelis Rietveld (active in Schoonhoven between 1865 and 1912).
  • British import hallmarks: The importer's mark 'B.H.J' of the prominent firm B.H. Joseph & Co from Birmingham and London (Barnet Henry Joseph, registered as a well-known importer of early Dutch silver works). Together with the London import assay mark and the British date letter 'S' for the year 1893/1894.
Specifications:
  • Silversmith: Cornelis Rietveld, Schoonhoven (active 1865-1912)
  • Dating: 1894 (Dutch date letter K) / 1893-1894 (British import)
  • Importer: B.H. Joseph & Co, London / Birmingham (B.H.J)
  • Hallmarks: Fully hallmarked with Lion 1 + key, Minerva head M, date letter K, Rietveld maker's mark, plus full London import stamps (BHJ, date letter S).
  • Decoration: Cast finial in the shape of a sailing ship in a crowned wreath, openwork stem with lion's head
  • Length: 213 mm (very large and imposing specimen)
  • Weight: 70.5 grams (heavy, solid quality)
  • Condition: In excellent, showcase-worthy condition. All finely detailed elements of the ship and the hallmarks are perfectly preserved.
A magnificent masterpiece for the collector of Schoonhoven silver, maritime antiques, or silverware with rare early double export documentation!
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