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Have a colonial era spoon - possibly circa 1770's, double punched with mark of W.W that is separated by a design element. Has a shell back bowl and is approx. 8" long. Can not find this mark and would appreciate learning who it is if anyone knows...

The Chinese Export Silversmiths could replicate the forms of earlier objects, I have a Scent Box/Viniagarette by CUTSHING and in my research I learned that they made precise copies of 18th century silver while actually working in the 19th century. :::: It's possible that the Colonial Indian Silversmiths were doing the same thing, I believe they were. ::::

Just for future reference, a better look at the shell might be useful.

There's a "William Augustus Woolaston" listed in Calcutta India working in the 1820s. :::: The makers mark is a "WW" but the picture shows additional pseudo hallmarks which your spoon lacks. :::

Here is a pic of the shell. It is somewhat unique. There was a William Ward who worked in CT around this time and while his documented WW mark is different, his other mark has a very similar font style for the W along with pellet location. https://www.americansilversmiths.org/ma ... s/5788.htm

There is also a William Whittemore who worked up until 1775 in Kittery Maine. His mark in Flynt & Fales is very, very close to the one on this spoon.

https://www.americansilversmiths.org/ma ... /38717.htm

The flower motifs of William Whittemore are very interesting, still I cannot find his [W.W] hallmark, but I am impressed with all the floral designs that he used, it is an interesting style. :::

Here is the mark in Flynt & Fales...

I think you've found it. ::: That flower hallmark is just so unusual it confused me. ::: The silversmith would have had to make a specific punch tool with that flower design, I really didn't know what to think when I first saw that flower in-between the hallmarks. ::::