Large spatula with handle, Aire Massim. Ebony... Lot 168

Large spatula with handle, Aire Massim. Ebony wood 19th century Height: 503mm Provenances: Harry Beran Collection. England HB858 John & Marcia Friede.Rye Collection. New York USA This beautiful spatula retains its bird-shaped ornament, often missing (restored), the refined decoration on its surface covered with interlaced scrolls reinforcing the softness of its curves and shape. The Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh holds a similar model (Inv. n°1896.87).