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This tablespoon is with bright cut foliate engraving, set with a purple glass or amethyst cabochon; the reverse is pin struck perhaps "J.W. Mohr d.25 Juni 1835" (0r something similar), and is stamped "CP" or "CF" or ???. It is 9 1/8" in length, and the weight is about 1.37 troy oz. Any thoughts about the maker, age, country of origin, will be most appreciated. Thank you.

Hello jldtwo,

these spoons with mostly red glas stones were very popular in the west of Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, in the first half of the 19th century. The usage of this stones started at the end of the 18th century on late spoons with hannoverian pattern. In the first half of the 19th century this fashion has its maximum on the lanzeolate Biedermeier spoons. But this kind of spoons were still produced later in 800 silver or even in silver plated.

Your spoon was most probably produced by Johann Christian Frese I (1768-1851), Goldsmith in Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein. He used several "CF" marks.
From Itzehoe are known several similar spoons with Glas stones and the engraved family name "Mohr" is widespread in this region.

Kind regards,
Ringo