OFFERING a SILVERPLATE MASTER SALT SPOON
FROM THE "HOTEL RICHELIEU",
WHICH WAS LOCATED AT 318 S. MICHIGAN AVE
IN CHICAGO
SEE VIEWS ABOVE
OPENED IN 1885 BY H. V. BEMIS, IT WAS AT THE TIME
THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT AND SUMPTUOUS HOTEL
IN THE WORLD, DUBBED
"THE DELMONICO'S OF CHICAGO"
IT OPERATED FROM 1885 UNTIL SOMETIME IN 1895,
WHEN THE BUILDING WAS TAKEN OVER BY A
FURNITURE MANUFACTURER
IT IS A SMALL BUILDING TUCKED BETWEEN TWO
TOWERING STRUCTURES
(see the last view)
YOU ARE NOT BIDDING ON THIS AD IN THE LAST VIEW,
JUST THE SPOON FROM THE HOTEL
THE BUILDING IS STILL THERE AND HAS BEEN
TURNED INTO LUXURY HOUSING UNITS
THIS, I BELIEVE, IS A MASTER SALT SPOON
(not an individual salt spoon)
IT IS SHAPED LIKE A CAVIAR SPOON, BUT
COULD NOT BE, SINCE YOU WOULD NOT USE
METAL TO SERVE CAVIAR
MADE BY and MARKED
"1847 ROGERS BROS. A1"
(International Silver)
ON THE BACK OF THE HANDLE
THE FRONT TOP OF THE HANDLE
IS ENGRAVED
"HOTEL RICHELIEU"
SO THIS IS A PIECE OF SILVERPLATE THAT
WAS USED AT THAT HOTEL FOR THAT SHORT TIME
(1885-1895)
SIZE 4 3/4" LONG x 7/8" WIDE
(at the widest part of the bowl)
I COLLECTED THESE LITTLE SPOONS FOR OVER 40 YEARS
HATE TO PART WITH THEM BUT...
THEY HAVE BEEN IN A SILVER CHEST FOR ABOUT
20 YEARS (unopened)
MANY MORE TO BE LISTED!
A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ANTIQUE ADVERTISING SPOON
I CAN NOT FIND ANOTHER PIECE OF SILVERPLATE
FROM THIS HOTEL ANYWHERE
REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT BIDDING ON THE AD
SHOWN IN THE LAST VIEW, JUST THE SPOON
BID NOW!
BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING
AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END BY PAY PAL
FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED
MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX
WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS
YOU
PAY THE SHIPPING!