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Belgian rattail-spoon Anvers 1777 unknown Makers Mark
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:08 am
by Dendriet
Last Sunday I went hunting and found this rat tail spoon
Makers mark unknown, who recognize these makers mark, and who can tell me more about it ?
Crowned 77 (1777)
Crowned hand (Anvers / Antwerpen)
Best regards
Dendriet
Re: Belgian rattail-spoon Anvers 1777 unknown Makers Mark
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 4:29 am
by oel
Hi Dendriet,
The maker’s mark has been punched across and is therefore incomplete, and consists of the initials F / DK. It is the maker's mark of Francis II De Keyser (1717-1782). A very well known cutlery maker. The Silver Museum Province of Antwerp has an example of Francis II De Keyser's work, a spoon made in 1778 in their collection. For more information about Francis II de Keyzer see;
Antwerps huiszilver uit de 17e en 18e eeuw, 1988, p. 131-133, nrs. 129-131bis. Zilver uit Antwerpen (2006) en Waas zilver (2007)
The maker's mark deformed
Oel.
Gratitude Zilvermuseum Sterckhof
Re: Belgian rattail-spoon Anvers 1777 unknown Makers Mark
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 6:12 am
by Dendriet
Best Oel,
Thank you very much for this information, it makes this scene complete.
It gnawed at me, I could not find it, i must expand my books again.
It'll probably be worth to check out with Zilvermuseum Sterckshof for more books ( There is a man named Henk with the long beard and originally (parents) Dutch and lives Antwerp (his last name I have omitted )
The nice thing in this story is that I bought this on a Sunday market at Chateau de Fayenbois
The owner had a lot of historical and antique items, including many canes guns or canes with bajonet knives.
At his friend, I had just bought an old 18th century fork maker GEORGES-LOUIS-SÉBASTIEN HENROTAY, LIEGE (under reign of François-Charles de Velbruck, two-headed eagle with the 1772 vintage, year letter I for 1780)
If you want I can put the fork on the site. and on this part, you can see how big the differences are between the Walloon side registration (France) and the Flemish side (Southern Netherlands)
But I bought more silver than only this fork.
He had inherited the story of his friend with this purchase and invited me to watch / buy with him.
He finally came up with the story that he had a silver spoon from Liege. (He clearly had more understanding of those canes guns but certainly not silver)
I have of course the spoon gratefully declined at a price that your lips curl up behind your ears.
I hope it is understandable to read
Best Oel thank you again for this info.
Best Regards
Dendrite