PARIS 1659 - 1660 Forged silver spoon with rat... Lot 73

PARIS 1659 - 1660 Forged silver spoon with rat tail attachment, with two notches at the inner end of the handle. Master silversmith : Symphorien MACHUE, received in 1629 Weight : 49 g - length : 17,8 cm Condition : traces of hallmarks at the end of the handle, probably reuse, wear at the spoon Literature : Reproduced and described in Madame Bimbenet Privat's work, Les orfèvres et l'orfèvrerie de Paris au XVIIe siècle Tome II, page 208 and 209, under the number 65 PARIS 1659 - 1660 A forged silver spoon. Master silversmith: Symphorien MACHUE