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What is a mote spoon?
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A mote spoon is a spoon with ornate holes in it, generally used for sifting stray tea leaves from a teacup upon serving. They were popularly used in Great Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries. You can shop a collection of mote spoons from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Georg Jensen Viking or Nordisk Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Spoon
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique tea caddy spoon.
In sterling silver.
Designed by Georg Jensen for Georg Jensen
In the Viking or Nordisk pattern.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Russian sterling silver / gilded/ enamel Tea Caddy Spoon, tableware .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sterling silver , gilded , enamel Tea Caddy spoon.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Gianmaria Buccellati Vulcano Tea Caddy Spoon, Bologna, Italy 20C
By Gianmaria Buccellati
Located in London, GB
This superb and highly collectible spoon is one from a collection of tea caddy spoons by Gianmaria Buccellati themed around Italian islands.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Danish Silver Johannes Siggaard Sugar /Tea Caddy Spoon, 1947
By Johannes Siggaard
Located in Delft, NL
Small Danish Silver Johannes Siggaard sugar /tea caddy spoon, 1947
A Silver spoon with floral final, marked with the Danish silver hallmarks of Johannes Siggaard, used during 1932...
Category
20th Century Danish Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Gianmaria Buccellati Sicilia Lemon Tea Caddy Spoon, Bologna 20C
By Gianmaria Buccellati
Located in London, GB
This superb and highly collectible spoon is one from a collection of tea caddy spoons by Gianmaria Buccellati themed around Italian islands.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Tea Caddy Spoon Moscow 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Russian Imperial silver gilt & cloisonne enamel tea caddy spoon, Moscow, circa 1880.
The shovel shaped spoon having a gilded ground, the handle and rear of the spoon i...
Category
Antique 1880s Russian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Enamel
