Persian silver?

[Catracha]

I recently bought twelve spoons from someone who probably would have thrown them away otherwise. They look hand-made and appear to be old. Someone told me they may be Persian (Iranian?) and are possibly silver. The design motifs are similar but differ in detail, obviously stamped and carved by hand. The hallmarks on the back are Farsi, I think.

Any information on the age and history of these is greatly appreciated!

Ada

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[WoolyBugger]

I am a newbie and know little about Persian silver hallmarks but like you I put a post up on this site because I acquired a silver platter that I was curious abut (WoolyBugger March 22 ). I haven't exactly gotten a groundswell of help from my post but I have looked at many of the other postings for Middle Eastern Silver and have learned a little. If you look at this website http://www.omniglot.com/writing/persian.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at the bottom you will see the notations for persian numbers. The top stamping on your silver appear to have the numbers 8 and 4. the 8 is an upside down V and the 4 is a verticle line with a small c next to it. According to some of the posts here at this site the number 84 is supposed to designate the silver content of .875. Why 84 = .875 is beyond my pay grade but it is what it is.

Don
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[Zolotnik]

Hi Catracha -

your spoons are def. Persian. First mark is silvercontent 84 = 875/100 (for historic reasons Persia took the same silverstandard like Russia), second mark is the maker - all written in Efarsi (Pers. language).

Regards
Zolotnik