Provincial Spoon Circa 1780-1810
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:32 am
Hi,
Thought I'd post pictures of a recent "unknown" find - a teaspoon measuring about 5 3/8" and weighing about 14 g, marked what appears to be GS flanked by three balls on each side, and possibly overstriking another mark, possibly not. This piece has a potential English colonial feel to it, but I could be total off and it might turn out to be German or Danish territories. Hoping someone else has collected a piece with this same mark, that might have more stylistic clues. Or, really lucky, that someone actually recognizes the mark in relation to a particular silversmith! Thanks!
Regards,
WesternPA
Thought I'd post pictures of a recent "unknown" find - a teaspoon measuring about 5 3/8" and weighing about 14 g, marked what appears to be GS flanked by three balls on each side, and possibly overstriking another mark, possibly not. This piece has a potential English colonial feel to it, but I could be total off and it might turn out to be German or Danish territories. Hoping someone else has collected a piece with this same mark, that might have more stylistic clues. Or, really lucky, that someone actually recognizes the mark in relation to a particular silversmith! Thanks!
Regards,
WesternPA