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Item Number: trv001
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Circa: 1850
Condition: perfect
Size: 6 3/4inch lg spoon
Country of Origin: Netherlands
3 piece set of niello decorated traveling personal utensils consisting of;
1. spoon with image of Adam speaking to God and reverse shows animals in Garden of Eden.
2. fork is 2 tined and shows Adam meeting Eve and reverse shows Adam & Eve with snnake in tree. 5 1/4inch lg
3. knife is steel bladed with one side of handle showing God chasing Adam & Eve and reverse shows Adam gardening next to a house. 5 3/4inch lg
all 3 have tiny Dutch hallmark indicating silver content and fork & spoon have date letter for 1850.
Niello;
Black metallic alloy of sulfur with silver, copper, or lead, used to fill designs that have been engraved on the surface of a metal object, usually of silver. The black sulfides are powdered, and after the engraved silver has been moistened, the powder is spread on it. When the metal is heated, the niello melts and runs into the engraved channels. After the excess niello is scraped away, the surface is polished. The contrast of the black niello against the bright surface produces an attractive decorative effect. During the height of its popularity in the Renaissance, the technique was widely used for embellishing liturgical as well as utilitarian objects. Nielli (objects decorated with niello) were produced in ancient Rome and 9th-century England. In Russia niello work is known as Tula work.
Traveling Flatware is a fine article in
Magazine Antiques , April, 2006 by Sarah Coffin. Several of these hard to find sets are pictured |
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