Sugar spoon in the shape of a shell 1905

Nautilus shell-shaped sugar sieve, silver, edwardian, circa 1905. A sugar shell-shaped sugar shell-shaped ladle in the shape of a sugar shell, about 14 cm thick and about 14 cm long, weighs about 31 grams. The nautilus shell-shaped bowl is pierced at the top of the stem is a decorative tip decorated with godrons. It has a nautilus theme with a large shell at the end. It has a bowl and pierced openings to sprinkle powdered or confectionery sugar or regular sugar. We can use this as a tea sieve, so maybe it had several uses. Marked with a patent number 17124. No manufacturer's brand. This spoon is in excellent use. The piece is in good condition of antique use with some minor use utensils related to the handle and a use to plated silver. "new nautilus" silver sugar sieve, with patent number and registration number. The cup of the sieve is a nautile shell, the top edge of the shell is pierced with leaf-shaped sieve holes, the shell is realistically modeled. the handle is connected to the right-angle shell to allow easy use during sieving. The description. An original silver metal nautile, patented in edwardian and silver times, must form a sugar sieve. Patent number: 17124. Around 1905. Size. Height - 4 cm (1.6") Width - 14 cm (5.5") Depth - 6 cm (2.4") "the shell bears the patent number pat 17124, so it has also been patented, which is quite unusual for silver cutlery. The nautile is a living fossil dating back 500 million years. It is a cephalopod named sailor in greek. Nautilus shell the cups decorated with silver and gold became popular in the 16th century, the nautile became popular again in the victorian era, first as spoon heater, this sieve is of late victorian design, it seems it did only for a limited period of time, until about 1906. ".