Pseudo or what? Figural spoon

[richst]

Hi All
I have attached photos of an interesting spoon. I believe the woman with anchor and bird is a representation of "Hope." Though hard to see, in her navel area she has a Minerva head with "M". Spoon is about 6 1/2 inches long. It has a mark in a circle above the bowl. The Lion 2 with key inside the bowl. I looked at various articles here and could not be sure what this is. Is it a soup spoon? Might be by Preijer(?). I know we don't go into value here, but what is the general story of pseudo marks? Do they have value and are they collected for what they are, or are they fakes that should be sent to the refinery? Thanks
Rich

[oel]

Hi Rich,
Silver commemorative spoon or ornamental spoon. Finial woman with birth and anchor: symbol of Hope text of Hebrews 6:19 hope we have as anchor of the soul. The bird is a raven or dove that returns with an olive branch, symbolizing the hope for a new future.
Year letter Gothic Q for 1900, Minerva head or assay office mark, regional assay office letter M for the city of Schoonhoven. The Dutch lion passant above 2 for silver standard 833/1000, with export key: mark to indicate 2/3 duty restitution upon export valid 1853 till 1953. The maker's mark H13 for Fa.(Firm) H. Hooijkaas 1874-2008; Zilverfabriek Schoonhoven.
More about pseudo marks see; viewtopic.php?t=56948
For Fa.(Firm) H. Hooijkaas 1874-2008; Zilverfabriek Schoonhoven see; viewtopic.php?p=71003#p71003
For the hallmarks see;
viewtopic.php?t=32028



Peter.

[richst]

Hi Peter
Wow that was very thorough! Thank you.

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Rich