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I have no idea if this is actually the unknown maker HI or IH from the Channel Islands Guernsey. The hallmark shares similarities with other hallmarks I have seen by this maker, but the stamp actually belongs to a group of makers or perhaps a family so it does vary slightly. If you look closely, you can see the "zigzag line" that seems to appear in other stamps by this maker or group of makers or family perhaps. Interesting that there is a "lowercase v dot E" monogram on the handle and when you flip over the spoon there is a "lowercase v dot N" on the other side. I wonder if somehow this is consistent with the French language or a tradition of French monograms, because I have learned that there is a French influence on the silversmiths of Guernsey?

The "lowercase v dot N" monogram is of a different style, composed of a series of tiny dots that I have noticed in German silver monograms from the 1700s. The "lowercase v dot E" monogram is carved in a cursive font and is of a more traditionally English Georgian way of engraving. Another detail is the way certain elements of this spoon are "faceted" including the tip of the handle and the shaft and the joinery where the shaft meets the bowl. This is a very simple design yet it is quite elegant. The

I suppose the spoon to be German. The maker IH will be difficult to identify because of the lack of a town mark. The zickzack-line and the monogram point to Germany too: v dot N or E without crown is typical for a simple nobleman (v means von).
Regards silverfan