Historic Early California Sterling Wine Spoon - Miravalle Winery Sonoma 1891
Historic 1891 California sterling silver spoon. Signed on the back "GEO. C. SHREVE & CO. STERLING". This spoon was once owned by Tiburcio Parrott, owner of the winery and home, Chateau de Mira-Valle, in St. Helena, Sonoma County, California. His initials TFP are engraved on the front of the handle. The handle is decorated with vines, grapes and leaves and the gilded bowl is engraved "St. Helena".
Length: 6 1/4” / 16 cm
Weight: 34 grams
CONDITION: Excellent condition. Light wear and tarnish. No damage or restoration.
NOTES / REFERENCES: Most notable among the early grape growers was wealthy San Francisco banker and financier Tiburcio Parrott, who established a vineyard that he named Miravalle. He built a Victorian-style home that still stands on the property. In 1893, a local newspaper reported: Old vineyardists asked him (Parrott) what he expected to do among those hills and rocks, and when told by Mr. Parrott that he expected to raise grapes and produce wine unsurpassed in the world, they laughed at him and told him his hopes would never be realized. Parrotts wines took first place at the San Francisco Midwinter Fair the following year and a gold medal at the World’s Fair two years later. The historic La Perla, Chevalier and Miravalle vineyards are now part of Spring Mountain Vineyard. -from the Spring Mountain District History page.
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Historic 1891 California sterling silver spoon. Signed on the back "GEO. C. SHREVE & CO. STERLING". This spoon was once owned by Tiburcio Parrott, owner of the winery and home, Chateau de Mira-Valle, in St. Helena, Sonoma County, California. His initials TFP are engraved on the front of the handle. The handle is decorated with vines, grapes and leaves and the gilded bowl is engraved "St. Helena".
Length: 6 1/4” / 16 cm
Weight: 34 grams
CONDITION: Excellent condition. Light wear and tarnish. No damage or restoration.
NOTES / REFERENCES: Most notable among the early grape growers was wealthy San Francisco banker and financier Tiburcio Parrott, who established a vineyard that he named Miravalle. He built a Victorian-style home that still stands on the property. In 1893, a local newspaper reported: Old vineyardists asked him (Parrott) what he expected to do among those hills and rocks, and when told by Mr. Parrott that he expected to raise grapes and produce wine unsurpassed in the world, they laughed at him and told him his hopes would never be realized. Parrotts wines took first place at the San Francisco Midwinter Fair the following year and a gold medal at the World’s Fair two years later. The historic La Perla, Chevalier and Miravalle vineyards are now part of Spring Mountain Vineyard. -from the Spring Mountain District History page.
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