Heavy Natchez, Mississippi Coin Silver Tablespoon by Emile Profilet

Offered is a nice heavy Southern coin silver table spoon bearing the mark of noted Natchez, Mississippi silversmith and jeweler Louis Emile Gustave Profilet, born in 1801 in France, and died in 1868 in Natchez. This tablespoon has no monogram or sign of erasure. It measures about 8 3/8 inches in length and weighs a good 65 grams. It bears manufacturer's marks for Wm. Gale & Sons and the year 1856, and features Emile Profilet's maker's mark in a rectangular punch. Condition of this piece is fair, with moderate tip wear and a dent to the bowl. Luckily, the silver is very thick and the bowl could be straightened out by a competent silversmith. All in all a nice hard to find piece of Natchez coin silver!