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German Antique Silver Mechanical Stilton Cheese Scoop - Haller & Rathenau
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Reference: S11610
Period: Victorian
Year: 1854-1863
Silversmith: Haller & Rathenau
Place: Berlin
Price: $ 680.00
Weight: 102 grams
Dimensions: 26.8 cm
Condition: Very good, mechanism in perfect working order, handle secure, no dents to handle. Handle has a rattle.
Description: An antique silver mechanical cheese scoop, made in Berlin, Germany by leading retailers Haller & Rathenau, who were Court Jewellers to both the King of Prussia and Prince Friedrich of the Netherlands. The scoop is intended for soft cheeses, usually stilton, and in addition to its shovel shaped blade it has a mechanical sliding mechanism to eject the cheese off the scoop onto a plate. The slider is oval, matching the shape of the shovel with an overhang, it is held in place securely by 2 silver screws, and has a thumbpiece to operate the mechanism. The handle (which is hollow) is decorated with a twisted rope design, and is engraved with original owners initials H, with the same twisted rope design. The scoop is clearly hallmarked with makers mark "Haller & Rathenau", alongside the mark of the Berlin primary assayer (standing bear and letter L), this mark was used 1854-1863. The scoop also has a Gothic D hallmark for the secondary Warden (L. Th. Wendelboe), who worked between 1854 and 1864. In addition, both the shovel and the slider have additional later hallmarks of a V in a shaped punch, this is a Dutch silver duty mark used on imported silver between 1906-1953, one is clear and the other is partially visible, so we know the scoop was imported to the Netherlands at some stage. Joseph Haller & Benjamin Rathenau established their business in 1842, it soon became a leading retailer of jewelry, silver and fancy goods in Berlin.
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German Antique Silver Mechanical Stilton Cheese Scoop
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Silver Mechanical Stilton Cheese Scoop - Haller & Rathenau
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Antique Silver Mechanical Stilton Cheese Scoop
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German Antique Silver Mechanical Stilton Cheese Scoop - Haller & Rathenau
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Haller & Rathenau Silver hallmarks
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Dutch V silver tax hallmark
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Haller Rathenau silver
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