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6 Spoons - HELP!

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:55 am
by johnno42000
Hi,

I have purchased the 6 spoons shown. I am very confused as to the marks shown on them. They seem to be some sort of presentation spoons for, I'd guess Polo, as the handles have a hoof on each and there looks to be mallets and a ball where the bowl of the spoon starts.

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I'm guessing they may have been gold plated at one time, hence the 18 G, but that is purely a guess as they aren't plated now. Someone suggested to me that they may be Persian but I couldn't find anything like the mark.

Please could someone help?

Thanks

John

Re: 6 Spoons - HELP!

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:16 am
by dognose
Hi John,

To understand the '18g' mark, see:

http://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html

Trev.

Re: 6 Spoons - HELP!

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:17 am
by AG2012
Hi,
They are French silver plated. Number of grams of silver used for silver plating.
Have a look here for numbers on silver plated items:
http://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html

And here:
http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html
Maker`s rectangular mark.
Regards

Re: 6 Spoons - HELP!

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:49 am
by johnno42000
Hi dognose and AG2012.

Many thanks to you both for letting me know what the spoons are made from.

Kind regards

John