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Perfect! Thank you, Cheryl

Thank you both for your responses. Actually, the blade is completely flat. It is shadows that make it look otherwise.

Wondering if anyone knows the purpose of this knife. It is about 12 3/8” long and weighs 176g.

Here’s the much earlier in the history of this post mentioned spoon for a possible identification of the VK initials:

6 August 1688 Thomas son of John Ripshear London Laborer apprenticed to John Laughton London Grocer (Grimwade p.576).

Thank you both for the information. This is the nicest spoon of this type that I have owned, so it's great to have all of this knowledge.

Looking for help concerning the initials on this spoon. I believe it has 1888 date and Helsinki marks.

I think it's American, and I'll leave the mark identification to the master because I can only provide a good guess.

6 April 1725 Andrew Raven of the Parrish of Westham in Stratford, Essex will proved at London. Ambrose Stevenson silversmith (Grimwade p.670) and Daniel Cowalet (Cowald? Grimwade p.475) "a German a silversmith" both of London were two of Andrew's executors.

Gorham's mark has had quite a history. It was good enough to end up in a court case. In my opinion it was not intended to totally imitate a Birmingham, England hallmark, but just needed to resemble the mark in order to cash in on the known quality of British silver. On this site alone it is still ...

I have begin given permission to pass on information about the source of this correct mark for Ann Orr.

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The below mark of Ann Orr’s is from someone who I believe is a reliable source and whose name and etc I will pass on when I have permission to do so. All the other marks in this post are not Ann’s.

A similar if not identical mark from another piece of jewelry.

As it stands seeing the book is going to be a while for me. Nevertheless, I will be having a good look at it as soon as possible.

My lense angle is not parallel enough to the mark, but the two marks match well enough for me.

In my mind the most interesting possibility for this silversmith that I’ve come across so far is Ann Orr Morris. Does anyone have examples of her work?

2 March 1705 Philip Rainaud of the Parish of Saint Martin in the Liberty of Westminster Silver Smith alleged his intention to marry Mary Anne Liege of the Parish of Saint Dunstan Stepney in the County of Middlesex Spinster.

silverly wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:21 pm Thank you for the comments. Fortunately, there’s no sign of corrosion from salt, so I take it that the piece was well taken care of.

From what I have recently read, gilding was also used to resist corrosion from salt. Commments in that regard or any other on this post are entirely welcome.

An example of Matthew J Staunton’s work and mark:

lukebgi wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:50 am Hi all,
A possible correction to this post: presumedly those dates for SA I relate to membership of the Loriners' Company not Goldsmiths'?

I am inclined to agree with you on this point, but at the same time, we need to know if translation from one company to another occurred. i do not know.