The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Salt (or egg?) spoon

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Exquisitely constructed, the case of this clock boasts finely detailed marquetry designs and a multitude of functions, including dials that indicate the time in ten of the most important cities in the world.

This clock is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013). See Collections to learn more about this clock.

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Salt (or egg?) spoon

Date:: 17th century
Culture:: German
Medium:: Silver, parcel-gilt
Dimensions:: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Avery, 1897
Accession Number:: 97.2.115

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: SOLA BONA QUAE HONESTA (only things of good-report are good); mint stamp: H(annover) / B(raunsweig) 1/3 FEIN / SILB(er); SANCT(us) ANDREAS REVIVISCENS; 16/95

Marking: [1] roman capital G in lozenge; [2] small tree in lozenge, (neither possbile to determine)
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What
Metal (59,619)

Metalwork (14,693)

Silver (14,061)

Gilt (9,068)

Flatware (2,143)

Spoons (1,860)
Where
Europe (150,115)

Germany (15,991)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,675)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,264)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Central Europe (including Germany), 1600–1800 A.D.