Mixed lot - serving spoons - silver 800/826/935, hallmarked various countries and makers, crescent and crown, Vereinigte Silberwarenf-Fabrik Düsseldorf, 'Minerva head' for France, 'Three Towers' for Denmark, 1916, Christian F. Heise et al, 7 pieces, serving spoons, sauce spoons, cake servers and tongs, various shapes and sizes, handles partly with Art Nouveau and Art Deco decoration, some gilt, ggs. approx. 349; also silver-plated 90/100, Bruckmann & Söhne, a.o., 10 pieces, serving spoon, soup ladle, asparagus lifter, meat fork, pastry tongs, a.o., various sizes and shapes, mainly model '665 Schwaben', designed 1931 by J.M. Lock, fine scratches, signs of age, lca. 17.8 - 37 cm

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