Hi there,
i would describe this as a Teaspoon with German Hallmarks.
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The makers mark is a c inside the star of david implying it was a Jewish Silversmith.
This mark does not appear in the identified or unidentified german hallmarks section.
I would have thought there were not that many Jewish silversmiths practising their craft freely in Germany or am i wrong?
any info gratefully appreciated.
thanks
unknown makers mark on german spoon?
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Compote spoon? Made by J. Grimminger’s silverware factory
Hello
Yes you are in principle totally wrong in barking up the wrong tree!
Not every maker's mark e.g. with a pistol stand for weapons factory!
First you must hold in mind that there is a broad range of possible symbols of choice. A six pointed star is symbol of some German flatware (and hollowware) maker; first letter of family name as indication included.
If Jakob Grimminger, who has founded 1893 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Württemberg his silver ware factory for flatware and hollowware, was a Jewish I don't know.
More important for this choice, so it seems to me, was the reason to have more differences to competitors’ marks. The other reason could be I imagine by my knowledge as Industrial and Graphic Designer, to have a punch which don’t enter the material to much.
I don’t know a 6-pointed star mark with inscribed C - here in your example, maker’s mark is worn = G mutated to C.
Your spoon isn’t a teaspoon — in relation to his real dimension of length and bowl’s deepness it’s maybe a compote spoon?
With “flat” bowls of same shape:
A little ice spoon = 13 cm
A normal ice spoon = 14 cm
With “deep” bowls of same shape:
A little egg spoon = 11 cm
A normal egg spoon = 14 cm
A compote spoon = 15 cm
A lemon spoon = 17 cm (their are also lemon spoon with a “normal” bowl)
But compote, ice and salad server spoons have a length of about 18.5 cm until about 20.5 cm = 7 ½ “ - 8 ¼ “.
Please, if you like to discuss the theme of Jewish silversmith’s in Germany, but also elsewhere they’ve existed, please you must place your question, maybe own research results, and statements in »General Questions«.
Here I let follow some additions of company J. Grimminger (Source: a Professionals handbook of 1903).
Maker’s mark of Jakob Grimminger, 1903
Description of Jakob Grimminger, 1903
Advertising of Jakob Grimminger, 1903
Kind regards silverport
P.S. In future postings please give also some dimensions - thank you!
Yes you are in principle totally wrong in barking up the wrong tree!
Not every maker's mark e.g. with a pistol stand for weapons factory!
First you must hold in mind that there is a broad range of possible symbols of choice. A six pointed star is symbol of some German flatware (and hollowware) maker; first letter of family name as indication included.
If Jakob Grimminger, who has founded 1893 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Württemberg his silver ware factory for flatware and hollowware, was a Jewish I don't know.
More important for this choice, so it seems to me, was the reason to have more differences to competitors’ marks. The other reason could be I imagine by my knowledge as Industrial and Graphic Designer, to have a punch which don’t enter the material to much.
I don’t know a 6-pointed star mark with inscribed C - here in your example, maker’s mark is worn = G mutated to C.
Your spoon isn’t a teaspoon — in relation to his real dimension of length and bowl’s deepness it’s maybe a compote spoon?
With “flat” bowls of same shape:
A little ice spoon = 13 cm
A normal ice spoon = 14 cm
With “deep” bowls of same shape:
A little egg spoon = 11 cm
A normal egg spoon = 14 cm
A compote spoon = 15 cm
A lemon spoon = 17 cm (their are also lemon spoon with a “normal” bowl)
But compote, ice and salad server spoons have a length of about 18.5 cm until about 20.5 cm = 7 ½ “ - 8 ¼ “.
Please, if you like to discuss the theme of Jewish silversmith’s in Germany, but also elsewhere they’ve existed, please you must place your question, maybe own research results, and statements in »General Questions«.
Here I let follow some additions of company J. Grimminger (Source: a Professionals handbook of 1903).
Maker’s mark of Jakob Grimminger, 1903
Description of Jakob Grimminger, 1903
Advertising of Jakob Grimminger, 1903
Kind regards silverport
P.S. In future postings please give also some dimensions - thank you!
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