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Norwegian Silver Liberation Serving Spoon - Norge 1945, Thorvald Marthinsen
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Reference: S1721
Period: George VI
Year: 1945
Silversmith: Thorvald Marthinsen
Place: Tonsberg, Norway
Price: $ 210.00
Weight: 100 grams
Dimensions: 19.2 cm
Condition: Excellent, light scratches from use.
Description: A very interesting Norwegian silver Liberation spoon, made to commemorate the liberation of Norway from German occupation at the end of the Second World War. The spoon has a stylised well built male in Art Deco style with arms aloft holding a circular shield, with the Norwegian crown on a radiating 4 leaf clover, the figure has broken the chains of oppression which connect with the bowl. The circular bowl is embossed "NORGE 1945, BRUTT BLEV LENKER BAND OG TVANG", translated "Broken were chains, ties and constraints", a line taken from Ibsen's Peer Gynt. The back of the spoon is plain, and the hallmarks are clear - makers mark NM, 830.S (830 grade silver), goblet (makers symbol), letter N and MADE IN NORWAY. This particular spoon was made in two different sizes, this is the larger (and rarer) version, suitable for use as a serving spoon. Thorvald Marthinsen Solvvarefabrikk was based in Tonsberg. Note - we also have the smaller version of this spoon, S11410.
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Norwegian silver liberation spoon Norge 1945
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Norwegian silver Art Deco male holding crown
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Norge 1945 breaking chains
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norge 1945 brutt blev lenker band og tvang
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Norwegian silver hallmarks thorvald marthinsen
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scale -norwegian silver spoon
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