[SILVER] Karol Filip Malcz, Teaspoon, Warsaw 1852 - Radziwiłł Wedding Coat of Arms

An item from the famous factory of Karol Filip Malcz. A spoon with an elongated, slender shape, featuring an oval, slightly elongated bowl with a gently flared rim. The handle is narrow, subtly widening toward the end, and decorated with a relief ornament in the Rococo-Classical style. In the upper part of the handle, there is a decorative cartouche with a heraldic motif (a visible eagle with a shield on its chest (?Radziwiłł?) and a faded “Junosz coat of arms”).
On the reverse of the handle, legible hallmarks: the “Malcz” workshop mark, a characteristic anchor in an oval, and the silver fineness mark “84” along with the date “1852.” The assayer’s mark “IS” and a faded assay office mark.
Dimensions: length approx. 14.4 cm, weight: 31.44 g.
Condition as shown in the photos
This spoon is an example of high-quality Warsaw silversmithing from the mid-19th century, representing the work of one of the most important workshops in the history of Polish artistic craftsmanship—the workshop of Karol Filip Malcz. During the Partitions, his workshop was among the leading centers for the production of functional silverware, combining precision craftsmanship with elegant, European styling.
The 84-fine silver used was the standard in the Russian Empire and corresponds to a high-quality alloy, valued for both its practical and collectible qualities. The presence of a complete set of hallmarks—including the workshop’s signature and the date—significantly increases the object’s value, allowing for its unambiguous identification and placement within its historical context.
Teaspoons of this type were part of tableware sets used in bourgeois and aristocratic homes, serving as a symbol of social status and the material culture of the era. Today, they remain prized collector’s items, documenting the level of Warsaw’s goldsmithing in the 19th century and the endurance of craft traditions despite difficult political realities.