Feb 27, 2003 - Sale 1961

Sale 1961 - Lot 144

Price Realized: $ 316
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(BLACK MEMORABILIA.) Group of 4 sterling silver commemorative spoons with collectable handles, picturing "Johnny Griffin," Mobile, Louisville, and Sunny South, 3 in normal teaspoon size, one much smaller. Vp, 1920s

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Such spoons were common souvenirs of the South. Made with themes by state or region, scores of different designs were employed, many with the smiling little boy "Johnny Griffin" at the top of the handles.