Lot 97
  • 97

A Dutch silver hash spoon, Johan Diederik Sluyter, Amsterdam, 1740

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • silver
  • 39.7cm., 15 5/8 in. long
Hanoverian pattern, 1806-1810 and 20th century Dutch control marks

Condition

large and impressive scale. very clear hallmarks, good condition despite minor surface scratches commensurate with use.
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Catalogue Note

Hash spoons are large basting spoons, produced in the mid-18th century, to serve hash, a mixture of meat and potatoes popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.