Random Artsy Spoons - Kitty Cat Baby Spoon - Wine/Liturgical?

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by scoutshouse, Jun 11, 2016.

  1. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Just curious what people think?

    Kitty Cat is sterling - It looks Hagenauer- or Walter Bosse-ish, but couldn't find exact character.

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    This brass piece looks like it may be for wine or religious ceremony? Seed theme doesn't really work with wine, though.

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  2. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    Looks like a spoon for a tea caddy.
    greg
     
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  3. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    GMTA, greg. I don't see anything "religious" about the brass one.
     
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  4. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Which one, Greg?

    AFA religious: "Weirditarians," as my brother used to call them - some churches are just super-arty.

    Baptism is what I was thinking - there are actually lots of hits on holy water spoons - this one's Tiffany, but many are Hindu.

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  5. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    The first piece, with the unfortunate repair, looks like perhaps an artisan or even student made baby spoon. The second, perhaps a puja/pooja spoon? Not where I can check any references at the moment...

    ~Cheryl
     
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  6. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    You mean at the bend/joint, DF? - it's not repaired, just the image, I guess.
     
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  7. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Perhaps you could post a side shot? I'm on my phone, but on my screen, it looks very much like there is a repair where the stem meets the bowl...

    The Tiffany 'holy water spoon' is a mid 20th century tea caddy spoon.

    ~Cheryl
     
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  8. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    The brass one looks 60s Danish to me .
     
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  9. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I'm not really comparing mine to that one :) but it's interesting to see, anyway. Here's an interesting thread on 925/1000 forum on liturgical uses of spoons:

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  10. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    excuse the schmutz on the bowl.

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  11. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    The first spoon with the cat head is a baby spoon.
    The second which I commented on. I do not think is any kind of liturgical spoon. All of the church approved pieces were of silver or gold. I have seen one "spoon" which was aluminium was made in the 17th Century which was extremely valuable at the time. Any church "utensil" including a brass spoon for placing incense into a thurible were marked with at least a cross.
    greg
     
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  12. Ladybranch

    Ladybranch Well-Known Member

    Gee, I'm worry about myself because for the life of me I can't see a cat's head on that 1st spoon. :confused: I can see the word "Sterling" on the back. Are there any maker's marks on it? As to being bent or repaired I can't tell, but if I had to guess possibly bent. I even tried editing the pics for a better look for a repair and hopefully to see a kitty - no luck on either. Am including my editing versions that really aren't much help.

    Edit: Ohhhh, on viewing my pics online I can now see the kitty face in the crescent shape that I thought was a pull down something! I guess it is a kitty as opposed to the man in the moon. Might be a play on the cat jumping over the moon???

    --- Susan

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