Product code: 1930's Pre-War Haitian Silver & Lacquered Teak Salad Spoon deals & F
Amazing mint condition Modernist Art 1920's Pre-World War 2 Sterling Silver Handle Hollowware With Art Deco Design and again, Jazz Age, Roaring 20's multicolored black lacquer and light brown lacquer (treated) light weight African Teak Wood. Basically unused. No signs of use. Almost a Museum set. The “STERLING” marking is faded but decipherable, lending to a conjecture that the Sterling Silver handles were repurposed in Haiti for the manufacture of this Salad Spoon and Fork Set. So these handles could be much older, even dating to Colonial Times (1700's-1800's). These utensils were unused so it doesn't make sense that the “STERLING” mark would be so age/use worn. Haitian artisans were nothing if enterprising, the Island Nation having become independent in deals 1804. After 1804 Independence till the 1920's Haiti thrived as a dynamic nation. Dimensions: 10 3/8” long for each utensil. Sterling Silver handles are 3 1/2” long. Total weight is 3 1/2 ounces. These are historical Haitian artifacts.
Amazing mint condition Modernist Art 1920's Pre-World War 2 Sterling Silver Handle Hollowware With Art Deco Design and again, Jazz Age, Roaring 20's multicolored black lacquer and light brown lacquer (treated) light weight African Teak Wood. Basically unused. No signs of use. Almost a Museum set. The “STERLING” marking is faded but decipherable, lending to a conjecture that the Sterling Silver handles were repurposed in Haiti for the manufacture of this Salad Spoon and Fork Set. So these handles could be much older, even dating to Colonial Times (1700's-1800's). These utensils were unused so it doesn't make sense that the “STERLING” mark would be so age/use worn. Haitian artisans were nothing if enterprising, the Island Nation having become independent in deals 1804. After 1804 Independence till the 1920's Haiti thrived as a dynamic nation. Dimensions: 10 3/8” long for each utensil. Sterling Silver handles are 3 1/2” long. Total weight is 3 1/2 ounces. These are historical Haitian artifacts.