Lot 145: An Assortment of Enameled and Sterling Silver Souvenir Teaspoons
Sold for: £2
This lot comprises an assortment of souvenir teaspoons featuring international travel themes and decorative terminals. The group includes a teaspoon with an openwork terminal containing an enameled image of the Golden Gate Bridge and a suspended charm; the bowl is embossed with SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA and a historic building. The reverse of the stem is struck with STERLING. A second spoon features a three-dimensional figure of a person at work, with the stem inscribed LACE MAKER and the reverse struck SILVER. Other examples include a spoon with a rectangular enameled terminal reading SCHOOL OF THE AIR ALICE SPRINGS, and another with a shield terminal enameled with the Italian flag and a map, inscribed ITALIA. A further spoon features a zigzag stem and an enameled shield for LA PORTE SAINT-LOUIS QUEBEC. Two spoons with circular terminals depict landscapes for LAKE IANTHE HARI HARI NZ and FIJI NADI, the former having a scallop-shell-shaped bowl. The lot also contains a smaller spoon with a purple polished stone terminal and a golden finish.
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