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The word “spoon” developed from the Anglo-Saxon spon, means a splinter or chip of wood.
Early spoons were carved from wood, bone, shell, stone and other materials.
Archaeological finds date the first spoon back to 1,000 BC. This specimen was likely to have been intended primarily for ornamental or religious uses. In their pioneering tradition, the ancient Egyptians are known to have first used spoons made out of wood, flint and ivory.
Medieval spoons for domestic use were commonly made of cow horn or wood, but brass, pewter, and latten spoons appear to have been common in about the 15th century. The full descriptions and entries relating to silver in the spoons in the inventories of the royal and other households point to their special value and rarity.
Silver spoons were also helpful in avoiding poisons as they would tarnish on contact with sulfur, arsenic, and other compounds. This was no small comfort in a time before major food regulation when testing for poison wasn’t even always possible.
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The most expensive silver spoon is the earliest recorded hallmarked apostle spoon, dated 1490 and with the gilt finial formed as the figure of St. James the Greater, sold at Christie’s, London, UK in 1993 for £36,700 ($55,000).
