DUTCH SILVER BONBON NUT SERVING STRAINER LADLE Limburg Netherlands 1902 Mono NCG

Description

A Dutch solid silver structure bonbon nut serving spoon/pierced ladle.
Short handle beautiful decorated with relief ornaments, fruits, scrolls,
bust of a man and Limburg for a place in the Netherlands.
Terminal decorated with crowned shield - the coat of arms.
Pierced and ruffled bowl beautifully decorated
with scrolls and a Dutch village scene.
Please look and inspect all the photos.
Monogrammed to underside with script "NCG"
Marked to a handle front: "Minerva" for assay office;
Marked to bowl interior:
Two "marks" for maker/manufacturer;
script Gothic date letter "S" for 1902;
"Lion passant 2" for .833/1000 silver purity and a "Key" mark for export.
Please see photos with
red
arrows.
Made in the Netherlands/Holland, ca.1902
Photos will tell you more.
Approx.:
Length: 6in.  (152mm.)
Bowl (crosswise): 3-3/8in. x 2-5/8in.  (85mm. x 67mm.)
Bowl Depth: 11/16in.  (17mm.)
Weight: 1.77 troy oz.  (55.2 gr.)
Thick-walled, heavy for it size.
Dark spots you are seeing,
are reflections of a camera and other objects.
Minor tarnish/patina into ornaments what is not a defect.
Commensurate with age, the condition is excellent.
Rare for its pattern, maker marks and overall condition.
p.s.
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