Gorham Sterling Silver Demitasse Spoon - Night Before Christmas Santa Claus

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Gorham Sterling Silver Demitasse Spoon - Night Before Christmas Santa ClausDating to the early 1900s or so, may I offer this Sterling Silver (hallmarked as pictured) demitasse from Gorham. Made for the Christmas holiday season, the spoon features Santa Claus entering a chimney, holly and Christmas bells on the stem and stockings hung by the chimney in the bowl; the stem reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas". Length is 4 1 4"; weight is 12. 3 grams. Condition is very fine with some tarnish left in the bowl and reverse. A

2 humidity cracks in the back panel from travel

She gently layers the inside in layers of doily

Size is 2" x 1-1/4" approx

The floral alone measures 1/2" x 1/2"

A bit of dust here and there but nothing is amiss

the look of old

Dating to the 1920s or so and Made in the USA

A doll's hat

the bottom of the box is marked "Boxes by Dennison" and has a patent date of 1-97 - that's 1897

this stunning octagonal lidded box starts with a cardboard base which is covered in a pinky-mauve fabric

The front of the heart reads DINNA FORGET - that's the silvery colored glitter you see to the top left and lower bottom right

Condition of the piece is pretty darn nice though as you can see by my pics