"PC" or "PG" Early 19th Century Silversmith

[Essexboy Fisher]

Hello, I have another Dutch spoon in my spoon box. A very nice looking 13 cms long spoon. With its styled "K", I worked out before I bought it, that it should be a 1819 spoon. I thought "Pieter Geijskes" a silversmith in Schoonhoven with dates 1812 to 1816 was a likely maker. His mark is described on "Zilver.nl" as "PG with a half moon in a diamond-shaped frame".



A good clean of the marks and a proper look suggests to me that it is a "PC" maker and it may be under a bunch (bouquet) of flowers, but certainly not under a half moon. The Minerva head seems to have had the silver guild mark worn away. I hope the Forum can suggest a maker for my new spoon. The diamond or lozenge shaped maker's mark looks more like a French silversmith's mark to me. Was that the cartouche shape that was typically used for Dutch silver maker's marks registered during that early 19th century period when Holland was under that French "influence".

Fishless

[oel]

Hi Fishless,

Indeed year letter K for 1819.
The maker's mark appears to be PC under a flowerpot, in lozenge for; Pieter Cool, registered in the city of Sneek, 1811-1859, this particular lozenge mark used 1812- 1832. Pieter cool registered in 1811 city of Sneek with the maker's marks; C in rectangle, COOL, in 1812 his maker's mark PC flowerpot in lozenge and in 1833 his mark PC flowerpot in a rectangle and in 1832 P.C flowerpot in square. Pieter Cool was born in Groningen 1788, married with Maike Krins. Pieter died in 1859.
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/BK-16564
https://friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl/colle ... 1000003921
https://friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl/colle ... 1000002725
In 1810 the Kingdom of Holland became part of the French Empire and around 1812, the French lozenge was obliged in the Low Countries.

Peter.

[Essexboy Fisher]

Thank you Peter, I can label my spoon now. You were too quick, I must try to find you something harder to research next time. I have 2 more spoons to photograph and sort when I get round to it so I hope they are a bit more of a brain teaser for you.

Fishless