ID Request for Vilnius Enameled Spoon late 1800's

[aranya]

Dear Folks,

I need assistance identifying hallmarks for a Vilnius enameled spoon from the late 1800's.

Thanks,

Chris








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[dognose]

Hi Chris,

They're great pictures, but a better close up of the marks would be of great assistance.

Trev.
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[aranya]

Trev,

Here is hopefully a better photo of the spoon hallmarks.

Chris


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[Juke]

Hi!

Great pictures indeed. The spoon has been made in Moscow and as you wrote in the 1880-90's, what I can read of the year mark. The makers mark consists typically of two or three letters, here I can not say what the letters are. Possibly if you try to clean with a toothpick and some silver cleaning polish we might see it clearer.

Regards,
Juke
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[aranya]

The reason I think the spoon was made in Vilnius is because of the city mark character - a knight on horseback facing "left". The Moscow city marks of the 1880- 1890s on this site have the St. George on horseback character facing "right". Could you all please clarify this for me? Is the city Vilnius or Moscow?

I can't get a clearer photo of the maker mark...sorry.
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[admin]

Moscow is most often seen facing right, but there are exceptions. One of these is a the combined 84 & St. George mark used after c.1880 that is on your piece.
Regards, Tom
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[aranya]

Thank you all very much!

Chris
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[Qrt.S]

The left facing St Georg mark for Moscow was used between 1891-1896. It is correct that Vilnius also has a left facing rider, but he is not St. Georg. He is....sorry I don't remember right now.
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[dognose]

Saint Casimir Jagiellon?

Trev.
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[admin]

the Vytis: White Knight of Vilnius

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[Qrt.S]

Better late than ever, now I suddenly recall the name: The rider in Vilnius crest is Vythis, the white knight of Lithuania.
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