{"product_id":"sterling-silver-spoon-fork-spork","title":"Sterling Silver Spoon-Fork (Spork) | Five Tines | Marked “STL. SILVER”","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSterling Silver Spoon-Fork (Spork) | Five Tines | Marked “STL. SILVER”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalf spoon, half fork: an object that declines to choose, and is the more useful for it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spoon-fork combines a spoon’s bowl with a fork’s tines in a single piece. This example is in sterling silver, marked “STL. SILVER”. It carries no maker’s mark or country mark, so its maker and origin are unidentified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spoon-shaped bowl ends in five pointed tines. A plain, tapering stem rises to a narrow collar, above which sits a plain cylindrical handle with a rounded end. The “STL. SILVER” mark is struck in a rectangular punch on the stem, just below the collar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition, with no dents or other issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: unidentified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: unidentified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks: “STL. SILVER”; no maker’s or country mark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: spoon-fork with five tines, collared stem and cylindrical handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: sterling silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: length 18 cm; width 4 cm; height 1.4 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 40 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyer profile: collectors of silver flatware and unusual table silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA restrained design with a five-tined bowl, slender stem and neatly defined collar. Its combination of spoon and fork gives the piece an individual character, and makes it a distinctive addition to a collection of silver flatware or table implements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn object that does two jobs well rarely needs to announce either of them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40543816941768,"sku":"","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/2021-07-14_18.17.52.png?v=1775917771","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/sterling-silver-spoon-fork-spork","provider":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}