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T. Dubosq. Silver Teaspoon with Initials SSP. Length: 5 13/16”.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Antiques - Silver - Souvenir Spoons Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
T. Dubosq. Silver Teaspoon with Initials SSP. Length: 5 13/16”.
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220.00USD+ (38.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Sep 16 @ 00:02UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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This attractive and evidently hand-crafted spoon is an intriguing artifact with a definitive Dubosq association – T.DUBOSQ is stamped on the backside of the handle in a cartouche. Dubosq & Company was actively assaying and striking $5 and $10 private gold coins in San Francisco by 1850. Theodore Dubosq, a Philadelphia Jeweler, brought his coining and assaying equipment to California in the Days of ’49, and qualifies as an original ‘49er. The spoon portion itself is fairly pointed at its end – perhaps this was a fruit spoon for oranges and other citrus fruits rather than a teaspoon. The elegant handle is wide and fanned where it meets the spoon, which then cuts inward to a narrow handle that broadens at the end where the initials appear. Well worth bidding consideration, especially among California history buffs and Gold Rush devotees.