Cinq cuillères en argent, certaines en partie dorées, France XVIe et XVIIe siècles

les quatre premières, XVIe siècle, une avec traces de poinçons sur le manche à facettes, gravée FDR en lettres gothiques au revers du cuilleron, deux à spatules en bouton, une avec jurande X, peut-être pour Paris 1549-1550, une avec poinçon d'orfèvre P, deux masses en sautoir et une lettre illisible, une fleur de lys au-dessus, sur le manche, une cuillère avec traces de vermeil sur la spatule en forme de gland et l'attache du cuilleron en tête de chimère, un poinçon circulaire dans le cuilleron qui pourrait être rattaché à Rouen, la dernière cuillère, à manche droit, la spatule à bord dentelé, poinçons de maître IA et jurande ou charge D, vers 1640

the first with corrosion traces, the second and the third in overall good condition, the fourth in bad condition (one part of the bowl has to be refixed), the last with many traces of corrosion Very interesting group
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