Interesting Italian 800 Silver Heavy Weight Serving Scoop Spoon

Presented is a fabulous Italian 800 silver serving spoon. This is a relatively modern piece, made in the past 30 years or so. The server is done in a pattern that looks identical to the Imperial Crown pattern by Buccellati, with a classical egg and dart design around the handle. The serving spoon has a distinctive bowl, wide at the back but steeply tapering to the front, closer to triangular than is usually seen on spoons.

This piece is in great condition. The details of the pattern are nice and crisp. There are no splits, no breaks, no dents, no cracks, no monograms, no monogram removals, and no repairs.

The server is stamped on the stem with 800 for the purity of the silver, as well as an Italian government registered maker's mark of 100 next to PD, the abbreviation for Padova (Padua). There is also a maker's mark of G inside a diamond, which we unfortunately do not recognize.

The server is about 9 3/4 inches long.

The server weighs 108 grams or 3.8 regular ounces.

-jm