www.925-1000.com

the maker's mark is reminiscent of early art deco with a bit of art nouveau still softening the letters. A.G means aktiengesellschaft, as in limited company.

and how the text in the original post did not appear when first i opened it is beyond me. computer plaguing me today, mb. bec. of damp..

probably russian pilots as near as i can make out- definitely cyrillic with an idiosyncracy or two - there may be an abbreviation in the right (when viewed) side.

well into the twentieth c. , Wilhelm Sauernheimer co. gold- and silver-smiths, later jewellers. i can't post the images - need help.

it won't be for salt - salt - NaCl - and silver AgCu* react chemically to form AgCl - silver chloride. silver chloride is light sensitive and goes black - the science behind one of the chemical types of photography. so you would keep the AgCu* away from the NaCl. you won't want to put much spice in ...

any flatware or hollow serving ware that is gold-washed/plated is used for serving foods that would interact with the silver, usually of a sulphurous nature such as eggs and caviar.

900 fineness, post-1922. vienna.

pierced solid pastry server.