A Wood & Hughes Sterling Silver Serving Spoon

Circa 1870s, retail mark of Hope & Bro., Knoxville, Tennessee, featuring Japanese motifs and characters to handle, engraved foliate decoration to bowl, and a scalloped edge, monogrammed to verso of handle.

8 3/4 in.

2.5 troy oz.

Private Collection, Jamestown, North Carolina

Good estate condition, slight rubbing to handle.