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18th? century Spoon
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:52 pm
by ganesh
This spoon is 3 1/2 inches tall - the bowl is 2 inches in diameter.
I have no idea what the hall marks are, at all.
Or what the spoon is for/commemorates etc.
Any help gratefully received.
It has marks on the back and front.
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Re: 18th? century Spoon
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:23 pm
by Theoderich
I think it is Dutch 19. Century.
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:09 pm
by diplomat
It is Dutch cream spoon, made in the second half of the 19th century. The first mark is a dolphin, indicating a Dutch silver object whose silver content wasn't indicated, as well as a key indicating that the object was marked for export. The second mark is the maker's mark; unfortunately the maker's mark is difficult to read. The final set of marks includes a fake mark of a stork (the city mark of The Hague used until about 1800).
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:27 pm
by ganesh
Thank you very much for your help.
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