Fireplace spoon Carved from a single piece of boxwood. Spoon with a hollow, ovoid bowl. Long handle bearing the surnames: ‘LICHATO ELEN SALADO’ beneath a pot from which emerge two flowering stems and a heart containing the letter ‘M’ at its centre. On the reverse, between the collar and the back, a shell is carved. Spain, late 19th century or early 20th century L. 29.7 cm