Unidentified spoon

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huszas76
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Unidentified spoon

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Hello!
A friend ask me to help identify this spoon, where and when it made.
I have my theory, but I'm courious other's.
Please, share with me your ideas!

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The only one mark in the spoon is this:
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Best regards!
Krisztián
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Re: Unidentified spoon

Post by R ingo »

Hello Krisztián

it is the coat of arms of the Polish—Lithuanian Commonwealth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2% ... mmonwealth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:15_du ... m_1617.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_ ... wealth.svg

The mark could be the double cross of the Jagiellonians.

I do not know, if the spoon is original or from historism.

Best regards, Ringo
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Re: Unidentified spoon

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Whats about Leutschau/Levoča/Lőcse.
As SpiÅ¡ town it belongs until 1769 to the Polish—Lithuanian Commonwealth.
huszas76
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Re: Unidentified spoon

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Hello Ringo!
Thank you for your help about the coat os arms! It's important, because help to determine the region where the spoon could make. But I think, that isn't from Lőcse/Leutschau/Levoča. The mark isn't resemble the other that I know from this town, plus the practice is obvious, all the examples I know, is allways with a maker's mark. And in Hungary almost allways was the hallmark with fineness number.
The biggest problem is, that I cannot too identify the age of the spoon, only my suggestions I have.
Best regards!
Krisztián
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