A George IV Crumb Scoop
By William and Patrick Cunningham, Edinburgh 1823, The crescent-shaped blade with applied reinforcing rib, engraved with the crest and coronet of Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (created 1682) with baluster turned ebony handle 27.5cm long
Sold for
£587
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The true purpose of these implements has been dogged by controversy for decades. Some claim that these scoops, which seem to be an exclusively Scottish phenomenon, were used for skimming cream from milk. This apparently does not work. The true purpose was to scrape crumbs from a dining room tablecloth.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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