{"product_id":"welsh-love-spoon","title":"19th C Welsh Love Spoon.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming antique Welsh love spoon that is carved from a single piece of wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fairly modern tradition is to give love spoons as wedding presents but this isn’t their original intended purpose. Originally, Welsh love spoons were given like love letters, with the carved decorations having various meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExamples include hearts carved into the spoon meaning true love, the Celtic knot meaning eternal love and the anchor meaning steadfastness and the desire to settle down. Of course, various symbols can mean different things to different people, for example spoons that have balls carved into the stem purportedly mean it’s the amount of children one wanted to have with the recipient but that’s often a bit of a folk art story rather than direct symbolism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is carved from a single piece of wood with a central heart symbolising love and commitment, a wheel to symbolise eternity and quatrefoil leaves symbolising soul. Above these it’s been sealed centrally with red wax. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt measures approximately 14 cm high and 5 cm wide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelsh, likely late 19th, possibly early 20th C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorldwide delivery available, not included in the price. Please contact us for a delivery quote before purchasing or arrange to collect from our London gallery by appointment. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1923 Antiques LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56850357354882,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1990\/8245\/files\/FA4D075D-05A4-45EF-9DC2-CBBF04443D5D.png?v=1786903830","url":"https:\/\/www.1923antiques.com\/products\/welsh-love-spoon","provider":"1923 Antiques LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}