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Large turquoise and silver pin with hallmark AAB. I don’t know anything about it. Thanks.

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I hope I don't develop a second addiction to British spoons. It is seductive.

I normally collect Dutch silver spoons, but couldn't resist buying this large 12in spoon. I only recognize the leopard and lion, but know absolutely nothing else about British marks. Can anyone identify these hallmarks for me?

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Thank you both! I will now have to try raisins in Brandy.

I believe this is called a brandy spoon? The year date seems to be a k which would be 1894. There is a very worn inscription on the frontpiece of the handle which looks like 1896 (this is the best picture I could get.) The letter on the Minerva's helmet is only half visible, but my closest guess is ...

Thank you! My eye isn't very trained yet, but now that you point out that the HH isn't crowned - it seems obvious. Sorry about the picture size - I was worried they would be too huge, so I erred in the opposite direction.

This spoon has two hallmarks. One appears to be the Dutch export mark of a lion with an intruding key. The other mark appears to be HH in a square with a crown. The picture was the best I could get. The crown has more points than I've seen on other crown-type hallmarks - looks more like the head of ...