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FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.
FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.

FINE SILVER Youth Flatware Set in Presentation Box, La Spezia, Italy C - 1910.

$ 52.8

Availability: 73 in stock
  • Material: Silver
  • Brand: Silver from La Spezia
  • Type: Serving Pieces
  • Pattern: Continental
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Age: 1900-1940
  • Style: Art Nouveau
  • Flatware set: Fine Silver flatware
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Fine Silver .950: Italian silver
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • La Spezia silver mark: Italian Fine Silver
  • Condition: This set of three .950 silver youth flatware serving pieces are in good structural condition with at least one indentation and assorted pockets of tarnish. Its original box is in fair to good condition. It is intact and reliable with wear and surface losses.

    Description

    Antique Italian .950 silver standard silverware set of three youth flatware serving pieces from La Spezia in original box. A silver fork, silver spoon and silver knife with a silver blade in original box describe this antique set. This true silverware set dates from about the years 1900 to 1910. This set of youth silverware was for a certain “
    Arturo.
    ” La Spezia on the Mediterranean in northwestern Italy was the seat of the principal Royal government naval base after 1861. This antique silver has never been on the market. It is a scarce item; collector’s choice.
    Date:
    This silverware dates from about the years 1900 to 1910. It was assayed and stamped, which was uncommon in Italy before 1933.
    Marks:
    See the raised crowned head inside a circle bed for .950 silver standard.
    There were three distinct crowned heads that were optional Italian national marks between 1872 and 1933. Therefore, such marks are not often found on Italian silver of this period. The given version of a crowned head was for .950 silver standard. Another version of a crowned head inside a barrel shaped bed was for .900 silver standard. Still another version inside a fancy bed was for .800 silver standard. Also, see the Province Abbreviation in the manner of SP for La Spezia.
    Case:
    The original case or box with a hinged lid was manufactured in Rome for the respective jeweler or silversmith in Las Spezia. See
    Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers’ Marks.
    Dimensions:
    The knife is about 18.5 cm long or 7-5/8.” The fork is about 16.5 cm long or 6-3/8.” The spoon is about 14.5 cm long or 5-7/8.”
    Weight:
    The three .950 silver flatware serving pieces weigh a total of about 3.6 OZ. Weight in box 12.5 OZ.
    Condition:
    This set of three .950 silver youth flatware serving pieces are in good structural condition with at one indentation in the knife. Assorted pockets of tarnish. Original box is in fair to good condition. It is intact and reliable with wear and surface losses.