Teaspoon and tablespoon from Birmingham sell for nearly £4,000 at auction

Two spoons found at a Birmingham home have sold for thousands at auction. The teaspoon and tablespoon went under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers in Fradley, near Lichfield on Monday (May 13) and went for a whopping £3,850 combined.

Both were polished and made by Adam Veevers, a designer and goldsmith from Birmingham. They were both made from 18 carat gold meaning they were 75 per cent pure gold,

The teaspoon was engraved ‘Grace’ on the handle, hallmarked in Birmingham and weighed 49g. While the tablespoon, engraved Lloyd, weighed 65.7g.

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Both were boxed and said to have ‘light surface scratches’. But that did not deter bidders with the teaspoon, lot 54, scooping £1,650 at auction after an initial bid of £1,500. And the tablespoon going for £2,200 – netting the owner who lives in Birmingham city centre a cool £3,850 less auction fees.

The auctioneers described the sales as an ‘amazing result’ for the solid gold spoons. Head of jewellery, Lisa Spence, said: “These spoons came in for a valuation along with some coins. We established that both the tablespoon and teaspoon were in fact solid gold and we’re delighted that they have sold so well at auction.”