Another market find. Found it among silver plated cutlery. It only has 2 marks that I can't seem to read. Any help will be welcome.
Groete
Jannie
Small siver spoon
Small siver spoon
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Another market find. Found it among silver plated cutlery. It only has 2 marks that I can't seem to read. Any help will be welcome.
Groete
Jannie
Another market find. Found it among silver plated cutlery. It only has 2 marks that I can't seem to read. Any help will be welcome.
Groete
Jannie
Re: Small siver spoon
I believe it to be the "D beneath a snake" hallmark of Delheid Freres but the ridges of the spoon make it hard to see the hallmark.
What is the other hallmark? I do not recognize it but perhaps someone does. (I guess it could be the "Gothic A" hallmark but I can't tell what it is.)
(description by Oel): "...maker's mark of Delheid Frères D under a "snake", this particular mark used in Brussels 1862-1980
In 1828 Michel Delheid (1802-1872) started a silver workshop. In 1862 his sons entered the company. They continued from 1866 under the name Delheid Frères. With mechanical presses, they produced utility silver (tea and coffee services and silverware) in neo-styles. During the popularity of the Art Nouveau style in Belgium, the company went through a successful period; around 1900 the factory employed no fewer than 85 employees. Delheid Frères continued to exist until the early 1980s (J.J. Luijt, Het zilverlexicon voor Nederland en België, Zwolle 2006, page 84-85).For all involved sons and grandsons of Michel Delheid see Dievoet 2003)."
What is the other hallmark? I do not recognize it but perhaps someone does. (I guess it could be the "Gothic A" hallmark but I can't tell what it is.)
(description by Oel): "...maker's mark of Delheid Frères D under a "snake", this particular mark used in Brussels 1862-1980
In 1828 Michel Delheid (1802-1872) started a silver workshop. In 1862 his sons entered the company. They continued from 1866 under the name Delheid Frères. With mechanical presses, they produced utility silver (tea and coffee services and silverware) in neo-styles. During the popularity of the Art Nouveau style in Belgium, the company went through a successful period; around 1900 the factory employed no fewer than 85 employees. Delheid Frères continued to exist until the early 1980s (J.J. Luijt, Het zilverlexicon voor Nederland en België, Zwolle 2006, page 84-85).For all involved sons and grandsons of Michel Delheid see Dievoet 2003)."
Re: Small siver spoon
D under snake in barrel for Delheid Frères, SPRL, used on silver items 10-4-1942-ca. 1980
Number 2, struck by Delheid Frères to denote silver 2nd standard (835/000).
Peter.
Re: Small siver spoon
Thank you for the fast respond and help with the hallmarks. I would not have thought it could be deciphered.
Jannie
Jannie