Ancient Massim Figurative Lime Spatula
The whole point of buying from a specialist is that I am supposed to use my knowledge and experience to wade through the lesser, the average, the fake, the recent and the mundane to hopefully find and offer the ancient and the great. Right? Well Massim lime spatulas are hardly rare and there are plenty of attractive and respectable examples out there but this one has to be one of the oldest. There is a great heft and meatiness to the figure, the ears are deeply pierced—which only occurs on the very oldest Massim lime spatulas—and the patina is smooth and glossy. The tip is understandably well used. The piece is assuredly late 19th century or before, is 11 7/8” (30 cm) in height.