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Polish spoon?

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:56 pm
by hpidaves
This 7-1/8" soup spoon appears to have a Polish hallmark inside the bowl, but I cannot find anywhere if Polish pieces were stamped inside the bowl or on the reverse of the handle. The hallmark is a "3" person's profile "W", which would appear to be .800 silver.

Any Polish silver experts out there?

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Re: Polish spoon?

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 3:06 pm
by eser74
It's Polish spoon from Warsaw ("W"). Polish spoons were stamped inside a bowl very often. Letters MP stand for Mojżesz (Moses) Princenthal, silversmith from Warsaw.

Re: Polish spoon?

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:54 am
by Bahner
Hello, the pattern can be found with other marks from Poland, Hungary or Austria, so I suspect MP is actually just another retailer. Regards, Bahner

Re: Polish spoon?

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:45 pm
by hpidaves
Thank you so much for the information! I learn more and more with every post.

Dave