Some higher quality silver and enameled vermeil spoons were produced by the Russians during the Communist era. During this time period, the authorities did not emphasize the artistic endeavors of the previous time and the quality of the workmanship is much lower than during the Czarist era. These spoons are very similar to the modern Norwegian enamel spoons but are still desireable collectibles even though they are not nearly as nice as the czarist spoons.
tower
topped by a star (marked 916 quality silver)
modernistic
design flower (vermeil -916)
vermeil
with enamel (marked 875 silver)
vermeil
enamel (marked 875
silver)
vermeil
with enamel (marked 875 silver)
These silver enameled character spoons from Russia
are much prettier than
the modern character spoons that we mass produce in this country. The
spoons
are available with at least 6 different figures which I have seen.
Unusual very heavy cast design with a very ordinary bowl
A number of gold plated non-sterling souvenir spoons were produced by several of the Eastern European countries. While these do have colored bowl pictures, they are of the same quality as the souvenir spoons found in modern tourist shops and are of questionable desireability as collectibles for the most part. (A link to some of these is below).