French Art Nouveau period large sterling silver handle natural waterfall lake scene pattern hollow asparagus/pie spatula

French Art Nouveau period large sterling silver handle with gorgeous natural waterfall and lake view pattern hollow asparagus/pie shovel The biggest design feature of Art Nouveau is to integrate nature into creation. The most common ones are floral curves, but it is rare to see the scenery of a natural painting condensed into the design of a tableware handle and the neck of a tableware. The upper part depicts a waterfall flowing down, the middle part of the handle depicts the splashing water of the waterfall and the plants in the mountains, and the bottom depicts a beautiful lake scene, including water ripples and lakeside plants. With simple carvings, you can feel the artistic conception of the author when creating. Coupled with the hollow shovel surface formed by the curves of plants, the perfect combination creates a beautiful work. The handle is made of sterling silver. The handle is very thick and has a French sterling silver Minerva stamp on it. The shovel surface is made of Silver material and is in very good condition with no obvious Silver off. This shovel is very practical. Its correct use should be for shoveling asparagus, but I think it is also very useful for dividing pies and pizzas. This kind of shovel is not easy to find abroad, mainly because the purchase price is quite high. Expensive. It is rare to find this beautiful and good-quality work this time. It is very rare and worth collecting. size: The total length of the shovel is about 27cm Shovel surface 10.5*12.4cm The thickest handle is about 7.2cm in circumference Year: Around 1890 #Comes with a storage box as shown in the picture It is in good condition and can be used normally, but a century-old antique will inevitably have traces of history, so buy it only if you can accept it.