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How do you know if a spoon is real silver?

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How do you know if a spoon is real silver?
In order to tell whether silverware is real silver, buff the utensil with a non-abrasive soft white cloth and if the silver is real it will leave a slight black mark from tarnish.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Coffee Spoon 034, 1917
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver coffee spoon, item #034 in the Acanthus pattern, flatware design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917.
Category

20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 5 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman
By Peter and Ann Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 5 sterling silver coffee spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1796.
Category

Antique 1790s English Georgian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silver Coffee Spoon & Hors D'Oeuvres Fork #18329
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver coffee spoon and hors d'oeuvres fork in the Acorn pattern.
Category

20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Scandinavian Sterling Silver Guilloché Enamel Coffee Spoons – Set of 6
Located in Bergen, NO
A refined set of six Scandinavian sterling silver coffee spoons featuring delicate guilloché enamel decoration in soft blush pink and pale blue tones.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Norwegian Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Liberty & Co. Ltd Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver and Enamel Coffee Spoons
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six antique George VI English sterling silver and enamel coffee spoons made by Liberty & Co.
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Exclusive Tea COFFEE SPOONS, 6 pcs. Sterling Silver & Box, Melleruds
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare Cased Set of 6 antique valuable silver Spoons. An elegant Vintage Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Spoon Set. 6 flower silver teaspoons, the 1930s/40s, C.G Hallberg, Stockholm Swe...
Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

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