Updated May 4, 2026

How to identify antique spoons

Identify antique spoons by reading hallmarks, maker marks, metal, bowl form, handle shape, souvenir subject, wear, weight, and set context.

Antique spoons should be checked by hallmarks, maker, metal, form, wear, and comparable sales.

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To identify antique spoons, inspect the back of the handle, bowl shape, terminal, hallmarks, maker, metal content, and wear. A teaspoon, serving spoon, souvenir spoon, caddy spoon, and continental spoon each need different comparisons.

Recent records show Tiffany serving spoons, English sterling spoon assortments, boxed teaspoons, and souvenir spoons selling differently by maker, form, and metal.

Quick identification checklist

Photograph the full spoon, handle back, hallmarks, bowl, terminal, monogram, and any souvenir scene.
Measure length and record weight if known.
Separate sterling, coin silver, continental silver, silverplate, souvenir, serving, caddy, and demitasse spoons.

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Key value and identity drivers

Metal and maker establish the first comparison.
Form, rarity, and subject can add demand.
Wear, repairs, bends, and rubbed marks reduce confidence and value.

What similar items actually sold for

Real auction sales of items like your antique spoon. Open a sale to see the original listing.

Shown GBP range: GBP 10-GBP 1,800. Median of these 63 GBP examples: GBP 110.

What sold	Auction house	Date	Lot	Source-reported amount
RARE STERLING SILVER SOUVENIR SPOON	R Howard Collectibles	2020-02-26	319	USD 22
An American silver souvenir spoon titled 'Oklahoma…	Claydon Auctioneers	2019-12-30	133	GBP 14
Nassau Bahamas Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon	Davis Brothers Auction	2025-11-07	832	USD 10
Victorian Sterling Silver Apostle Spoon	Cooper Barrington LLP	2023-02-18	294	GBP 28
1748 Date Boston Silver Tablespoon, SAMUEL BURT	J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers	2024-11-23	306	USD 300
A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver table spoon, London circa 1705 by John Broake (reg. 8th July 1699)	Chiswick Auctions	2020-08-24	251	GBP 112
A George III silver sifter caddy spoon in the form of a shovel or dustpan with simple scroll handle	Fellows	2017-05-08	404	GBP 100
A VICTORIAN SILVER CADDY SPOON	Elstob Auctioneers	2025-11-19	495	GBP 90
Victorian Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon,	Aalders Auctions	2024-11-20	2036	AUD 120
Flatware A late Victorian parcel-gilt sugar spoon	Bonhams	2004-02-10	266	EUR 588
Sterling Reticulated Berry Spoon	Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company	2020-08-29	64	USD 25
Tiffany & Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Solid Berry Serving Spoon Custom Engraved	Carnegie's Auction Gallery	2024-12-28	60	USD 300
A Fiddle and Thread pattern stuffing spoon. Mary Chawner, London, 1837.	Roseberys	2025-03-26	252	GBP 220
Georgian s/silver stuffing spoon, 100gm, London 1809, 30cm long	Woodlands Auctions	2026-03-25	355	AUD 170
Gorham sterling silver large ornate stuffing spoon. Floral pattern. The und	Tremont Auctions	2019-05-19	76	USD 175
English sterling silver stuffing spoon with shell design on the handle and London hallmark, c.1807, 12" long	Northgate Gallery Auctions	2016-03-05	42	USD 150
GEORGE II SILVER STUFFING SPOON, LONDON 1736, WILLIAM EATON, Length: 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.)	Potomack Company	2026-02-05	3080	USD 425
George III silver mote spoon, indistinct marks, 18th Century, with a pierce	Bishop & Miller Auctioneers	2017-02-25	64	GBP 60
A silver mote spoon 18th century, marks worn,	Martel Maides	2023-04-27	190	GBP 30
18TH CENTURY SILVER MOTE SPOON Of typical form. Rat tail bowl with simple pierced holes and engraved "MT" on the reverse. Marked onl...	Eldred's	2016-08-04	506	USD 70
18th Century silver mote spoon, pierced bowl, 14cm long, makers mark S.G. p	Gildings Auctioneers	2018-10-30	389	GBP 110
Silver: An early George II mote spoon with a	Woolley & Wallis	2008-04-30	842	GBP 120
A silver mote spoon by Ebenezer Coker and Thomas	Halls Fine Art	2008-04-02	59	GBP 200
An 18th century silver mote spoon,	Cheffins	2024-04-25	504	GBP 100
Victorian sterling silver mote spoon	Barsby Auctions	2025-03-16	1282	AUD 50
A Georgian silver mote spoon, with long pierced bowl and pointed terminal, marks worn, 14cm long, 0.5oz.	Dreweatts 1759	2004-04-06	53	GBP 90
An 18th century fancy back silver mote spoon, circa 1750, 13cm long.	Gorringes	2021-09-28	596	GBP 220
A George II silver mote spoon, pierced bowl, pointed terminal, 13cm long, c	Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd	2024-11-20	22	GBP 70
An early 18th century silver mote spoon, struck initials RL, the pierced bowl with rat's tail and pointed terminal, 15.5cm.	Dawsons Auctioneers	2023-06-22	439	GBP 90
A GEORGIAN SILVER MOTE SPOON To be offered unreserved with proceeds donated to Motor Neurone Disease New South Wales, and The Warraw...	Leonard Joel	2025-03-04	126	AUD 150
A George II or George III silver mote spoon, circa	Kinghams Auctioneers	2019-12-06	82	GBP 35
George II silver marrow spoon	Andrew Smith & Son	2021-06-09	84	GBP 190
A Queen Anne silver marrow spoon,	Sworders	2024-03-20	233	GBP 90
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER MARROW SPOON. London 1838. 22 cm long.	Hannam's Auctioneers	2018-04-11	695	GBP 45
A GEORGE I SILVER MARROW SPOON, BENJAMIN WATTS, LONDON, 1721 with rat-t	Matthew Barton Ltd	2019-11-20	400	GBP 160
Antique Victorian hallmarked sterling silver Marrow spoon, 1838 Charles Lias, approx 55 grams	Vickers & Hoad	2019-07-27	61	AUD 180
Antique Sterling Silver Bone Marrow Spoon	Greenwich Auction	2022-05-26	10	USD 100
STERLING SILVER INDIAN HEAD SOUVENIR SPOON	R Howard Collectibles	2020-02-26	310	USD 21
Tiffany & Co. A Sterling silver souvenir spoon marked New York City and wit	Claydon Auctioneers	2019-01-25	241	GBP 10
Los Angeles California Sterling Souvenir Spoon	Davis Brothers Auction	2025-11-07	833	USD 20
Trefid Pattern Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon	Cooper Barrington LLP	2019-08-31	341	GBP 28
18th C American Silver Tablespoon, EH	J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers	2024-11-23	352	USD 50
Sheffield 1920 by Thomas Bradbury and Sons A George V sterling silver cast caddy spoon	Chiswick Auctions	2025-10-20	283	GBP 60
An early eighteenth century silver mote spoon.	Fellows	2015-06-22	550	GBP 95
A VICTORIAN TUNBRIDGE WARE CADDY SPOON	Elstob Auctioneers	2024-11-13	141	GBP 80
George IV Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon,	Aalders Auctions	2023-03-15	1047	AUD 140
An 18th century silver mote spoon	Bonhams	2003-09-09	286	GBP 200
William Eley II & William Fearn English Silver 9 in Bone Marrow Spoon Scoop 1805	Carnegie's Auction Gallery	2025-11-01	314	USD 200
A Georgian silver mote spoon.	Roseberys	2026-03-03	103	GBP 50
Early 18th Century silver mote spoon, Britannia st	Bishop & Miller Auctioneers	2017-06-17	150	GBP 60
A silver mote spoon unmarked, possibly adapted, monogram to reverse, pierced cruciform diamond motif to bowl,	Martel Maides	2014-11-27	478	GBP 65
Silver: A George II/III mote spoon, with pierced	Woolley & Wallis	2008-04-30	999	GBP 260
An 18th century silver mote spoon,	Cheffins	2022-11-24	411	GBP 80
A George II silver mote spoon, c1750 by Ebenezer Coker, the bowl with shell back, 13.7cm.	Gorringes	2021-09-28	586	GBP 220
A George III Irish silver marrow spoon, 22cm long, maker IC, Dublin 1768	Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd	2024-11-20	23	GBP 160
A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER MARROW SPOON, LONDON, 1794, 40G L.22.5CM	Leonard Joel	2025-02-13	2086	AUD 140
A silver mote spoon by Sumner & Crossley, London c	Kinghams Auctioneers	2018-07-28	342	GBP 130
Antique Sterling Silver Bone Marrow Spoon	Greenwich Auction	2022-05-26	9	USD 80
A Victorian Scottish silver caddy spoon with scall…	Claydon Auctioneers	2025-10-26	275	GBP 42
Yellowstone National Park Sterling Souvenir Spoon	Davis Brothers Auction	2025-11-07	829	USD 20
Silver Caddy Spoon by Saethers Gull,Oslow Norway. 20thc. Marked .830. 26gm.	Cooper Barrington LLP	2015-03-21	249	GBP 15
18th C Boston Silver Tablespoon, Boyer	J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers	2024-11-23	318	USD 175
A VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER BASTING SPOON, LONDON 1872 BY GEORGE ADAMS OF CHAWNER AND CO	Chiswick Auctions	2022-11-28	229	GBP 103
A GEORGE II SILVER MOTE SPOON	Elstob Auctioneers	2025-12-17	350	GBP 110
George III Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon,	Aalders Auctions	2023-03-11	304	AUD 260
A mid-18th Century silver mote spoon,mark's indistinct, maker's mark possibly a script I?, c. 1750,the bowl pierced with formal scroll work,length 13.5 cms.	Bonhams	2002-02-12	236	USD 128
A silver shell-back marrow spoon. Unidentified marks. The bowl with shell ba	Roseberys	2026-06-24	122	GBP 130
George III silver mote spoon, indistinct marks, maker EP, 18th Century, wit	Bishop & Miller Auctioneers	2017-02-25	98	GBP 60
A silver Mote spoon with Lion Passant mark, other marks rubbed, with fleur-de-lys and hole pierced bowl and spear tip finial,	Martel Maides	2009-09-17	225	GBP 65
An 18th century silver mote spoon,	Cheffins	2022-04-07	396	GBP 110
A George II silver marrow spoon, London 1737, maker’s initials ‘I.H’, 22cm long, 1.7 oz.	Gorringes	2021-09-28	579	GBP 140
A George II silver fancy-back marrow spoon, 20cm long, London 1741 Provenance: Christie's, 26th October 1993, lot 58	Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd	2024-01-24	492	GBP 120
A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER MARROW SPOON, WILLIAM BATEMAN I, LONDON, 1825, 52G, L.22.5CM	Leonard Joel	2025-02-20	2059	AUD 160
A George II or III silver mote spoon, ci	Kinghams Auctioneers	2025-03-05	95	GBP 50
A Geo III silver stuffing spoon hallmarked London 1756 maker Ebenezer Coke	Claydon Auctioneers	2018-06-30	570	GBP 260
1964 New York World Fair Sterling Silver Spoon	Davis Brothers Auction	2025-11-07	835	USD 20
Scarce Victorian Exeter Silver Berry Spoon	Cooper Barrington LLP	2021-03-27	311	GBP 30
18th C Boston Silver Tablespoon, Jonathan Trott	J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers	2024-11-23	319	USD 175
A very rare George III Irish provincial sterling silver basting / stuffing spoon, Limerick circa 178	Chiswick Auctions	2018-06-19	144	GBP 1,800
A GEORGE III SILVER MOTE SPOON	Elstob Auctioneers	2023-03-29	1202	GBP 190
Victorian Gilt Sterling Silver Mote Spoon,	Aalders Auctions	2019-10-13	82	AUD 60
An unusual large silver straining spoon with a wooden handle by Richard Crossley, London 1801	Bonhams	2016-09-20	228	GBP 875
George III silver mote spoon, London, 18th Century, with a pierced bowl and	Bishop & Miller Auctioneers	2017-02-25	89	GBP 60
A George III silver Old English pattern sifter spoon	Martel Maides	2024-11-20	302	GBP 35
A George II Irish silver marrow spoon, scoop terminal, rat tail bowl, 23cm long, Joseph Teafe, Dublin 1737 Provenance: Christie's, 26th October 1993,	Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd	2024-01-24	490	GBP 150
A GEORGIAN IRISH STERLING SILVER MARROW SPOON L.20CM, 48G, LEONARD JOEL LOCAL DELIVERY: SMALL	Leonard Joel	2023-05-04	2096	AUD 320
An eighteenth-century silver mote spoon,	Kinghams Auctioneers	2026-03-19	160	GBP 190
A silver stuffing / basting spoon, hallmarked London 1918, maker Goldsmiths	Claydon Auctioneers	2026-06-21	419	GBP 170
Nassau Bahamas Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon	Davis Brothers Auction	2025-11-07	827	USD 10
18th C Boston Coin Silver Tablespoon, G. Hanners	J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers	2024-11-23	309	USD 475
A George II silver mote spoon, London circa 1750 by Samuel Key	Chiswick Auctions	2024-03-19	293	GBP 150
AN 18TH CENTURY SILVER MOTE SPOON, maker IK?, the pierced bowl with crossha	Elstob Auctioneers	2021-05-22	1273	GBP 120
Queen Anne Britannia Standard Silver Marrow Spoon,	Aalders Auctions	2023-08-05	62	AUD 600
A George II silver mote spoon, Edward Be	Kinghams Auctioneers	2021-03-05	90	GBP 170
An 18thC silver spoon / mote spoon, London c1763, maker TEGS? Approx. 5 1/2	Claydon Auctioneers	2024-12-30	497	GBP 110
1750 Date Boston Coin Silver Tablespoon, W Breed	J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers	2024-11-23	315	USD 200
A George II unmarked silver mote spoon, circa 1730	Chiswick Auctions	2021-03-31	238	GBP 150
A LARGE SILVER MOTE SPOON, CIRCA 1770, marks rubbed, the bowl pierced with	Elstob Auctioneers	2021-03-20	2235	GBP 140
Victorian Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon,	Aalders Auctions	2024-11-20	2032	AUD 200
An eighteenth-century silver mote spoon,	Kinghams Auctioneers	2023-09-08	215	GBP 170

How these auction records were verified

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Photo checklist

Full object or full set, marks, pattern details, monograms, backs, bases, handles, bowls, lids, and interiors.
Total weight if known, dimensions, boxes, receipts, provenance, and prior appraisal paperwork.
Dents, bends, repairs, worn plating, pitting, weighted bases, missing parts, and polishing damage.

FAQ

What is the best way to identify an antique spoon?

Start with hallmarks and maker marks, then confirm metal, form, length, and bowl wear.

Are souvenir spoons antique?

Some are antique or vintage, but value depends on metal, subject, maker, and condition.

Should I clean antique spoons before photos?

Only lightly if needed to read marks. Avoid aggressive polishing.

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