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Rare decorative spoon made of 830 silver

Description

This beautiful decorative spoon is made entirely by hand and is decorated with typical Norwegian motifs with a troll on a handle at the front. The bowl is decorated with a dragon motif. The spoon comes from a renowned Norwegian company Silversmith Henrik Møller from Trondheim around ca. 1900. 

Henrik Moller belonged to the fourth generation of a goldsmith family that settled in Trondheim in 1770. At the age of 14. Years ago he began training as a goldsmith in the workshop of his mother, Jacob A. Møller's widow. In the late 1870s, Møller learned chasing from the Danish goldsmith Bernhard Hertz in Copenhagen. At the Royal Danish Academy of Art in the evenings he studied, among other things, model making and drawing. In 1879 he passed his journeyman's examination in Copenhagen. From here he went to Vienna for further studies and also spent 1½ years in New York before returning to Trondheim in 1884, where he worked as a silversmith, chaser and model maker. Until the 1930s, Møller's work was characterized by his romantic enthusiasm for the kite style of the late 19th century. century. Based on his drawings, he created imaginative works featuring dragons and other legendary animals inspired by Norse mythology. For Møller, the dragons symbolized the fight against evil. From 1900 until the First World War he ran the Henrik Møllers Metalvarefabrik in Elgeseter, a district of Trondheim, which in 1902 employed up to 50 workers and produced numerous products such as door handles, furniture fittings, chandeliers and ship lamps. In 1906, Møller supplied metal ornaments for the then new church in the Lademoen district of Trondheim. Examples of Møller's art can be found in Oslo's Kunstindustrimuseet and Trondheim's Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum. Henrik Møller received the Norwegian King's Medal of Merit in gold (Kongens fortjenstmedalje i gull) in 1922 and became an honorary member of the Norwegian Goldsmiths' Association in 1932.

Beautiful, detailed decor and extremely high-quality workmanship make the spoon a real eye-catcher in any collection. 

Ideal as an addition to any collection or as a gift.


The spoon is approximately 17.5 cm. long. The weight is approx. 43 grams.

He is with 830 and master's marks stamped. Real solid silver is fully guaranteed! 

The spoon is in a well-kept, used condition with usual signs of wear (see photos). 


A treasure for collectors or lovers!

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Henrik Moller belonged to the fourth generation of a goldsmith family that settled in Trondheim in 1770. At the age of 14. Years ago he began training as a goldsmith in the workshop of his mother, Jacob A. Møller's widow. In the late 1870s, Møller learned chasing from the Danish goldsmith Bernhard Hertz in Copenhagen. At the Royal Danish Academy of Art in the evenings he studied, among other things, model making and drawing. In 1879 he passed his journeyman's examination in Copenhagen. From here he went to Vienna for further studies and also spent 1½ years in New York before returning to Trondheim in 1884, where he worked as a silversmith, chaser and model maker. Until the 1930s, Møller's work was characterized by his romantic enthusiasm for the kite style of the late 19th century. century