Silver Marrow Scoop, Dutch? Maker?
Silver Marrow Scoop, Dutch? Maker?
This silver marrow scoop is marked with CB and it looks like a bird in between and the tax dolphin. I am looking for the maker / city / time, because I cannot find any match in my books. Thanks in advance!
Re: Silver Marrow Scoop, Dutch? Maker?
Silver marrow scoops were used to tease out the tasty morsels of marrowfat from beef bones. They are generally tablespoon-sized with either two scoops of differing widths, or a scoop at one end and a spoon bowl at the other. In the 18th century, marrow scoops were almost always double-sided.
Not immediately recognizable but perhaps CB with a leg in between the two letters. If so it could be for Cornelis Blaaubeen, active in the city of Middelburg 1733-1747. Work; snuff box, spoons and forks, basting spoon, sugar shaker, christening bowl(font)
Below are two clear images of Cornelis Blaaubeen his mark. It is noticeable that sometimes the letter C is slightly lower than the letter B, here in a circular shield, it fits the slightly distorted mark on the marrow scoop .
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In oval shield
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https://collectie.stadhuismuseum.nl/mergboor/
The Dutch dolphin mark; the 1859 duty mark for new unguaranteed objects of national origin. This mark was used on all new silver objects below legal standard of fineness, those with non-precious metal additions, and on new heavily gold or silver plated objects, as long as the average precious metal content after melting with the base metal was at least 250/1000. It was also struck on rejected objects which had been submitted at lowest standard of fineness. In that case the maker had to choose between destruction or unguaranteed marking. This mark was sometimes also mistakenly used on old and foreign objects. Dolphin mark used from 1859-1893 and valid from 1859 till 1953.
Peter.
Source; J. de Bree, Zeeuws zilver (Interbook International b.v. Schiedam 1978). Waarborgholland, ˜Netherlands' Responsibility Marks since 1797. Karel A. Citroen, Dutch Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Marks and Names prior to 1812.
*Images maker's mark Blaaubeen, gratitude GZU-ONLINE.
Not immediately recognizable but perhaps CB with a leg in between the two letters. If so it could be for Cornelis Blaaubeen, active in the city of Middelburg 1733-1747. Work; snuff box, spoons and forks, basting spoon, sugar shaker, christening bowl(font)
Below are two clear images of Cornelis Blaaubeen his mark. It is noticeable that sometimes the letter C is slightly lower than the letter B, here in a circular shield, it fits the slightly distorted mark on the marrow scoop .
*In oval shield
*https://collectie.stadhuismuseum.nl/mergboor/
The Dutch dolphin mark; the 1859 duty mark for new unguaranteed objects of national origin. This mark was used on all new silver objects below legal standard of fineness, those with non-precious metal additions, and on new heavily gold or silver plated objects, as long as the average precious metal content after melting with the base metal was at least 250/1000. It was also struck on rejected objects which had been submitted at lowest standard of fineness. In that case the maker had to choose between destruction or unguaranteed marking. This mark was sometimes also mistakenly used on old and foreign objects. Dolphin mark used from 1859-1893 and valid from 1859 till 1953.
Peter.
Source; J. de Bree, Zeeuws zilver (Interbook International b.v. Schiedam 1978). Waarborgholland, ˜Netherlands' Responsibility Marks since 1797. Karel A. Citroen, Dutch Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Marks and Names prior to 1812.
*Images maker's mark Blaaubeen, gratitude GZU-ONLINE.
Re: Silver Marrow Scoop, Dutch? Maker?
Thanks Peter