Russian spoon with lettering

Jenny the Dog · Post by **Jenny the Dog** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:51 pm

Hi all,

I could use a bit of help to identify the maker and any other information you may know about this spoon. Many thanks!

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Post by **dognose** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:59 pm

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Member 'Orkney' identified this maker, in an earlier post, as M. Gold working 1892-1917 in Vilnius.

The Assayer appears to be Anatoli Apollonovich 1899-1908 at Vilnius.

Trev.
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blakstone · Post by **blakstone** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:37 am

Moishe Chaim Liebovich Gold was born in Vilnius in 1866, the son of goldsmith Leiba Shmuelovich Gold (1826-aft. 1898), to whom he was apprenticed in 1887. He received his master's certificate in 1892 and worked in his father's shop until 1896 when he opened his own. He is recorded as having apprentices each year between 1897-1899. There is no information on him beyond that, but his mark is known with the kokoshnik mark in use after 1908.

Also, to correct a minor misprint in Watts' book, "Apollonovich" was the assayer's patrynomic; his full name was Anatoli Apollonovich Artsybashev.
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