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Silver spoon marked with only CCH or CGH and the dolphin tax mark. Looks like an 18th century spoon, but I am not sure. Help is appreciated!

In my opinion not a Dutch ladle nor a Dutch mark, perhaps Danish? I will move you to other countries.


Peter

I think I found the silversmith. Carl Gustav Hauffe from Riga. Started 1792, Died 1846.

Peter.

Source; Riga Silver Astanin, Viktor / Valda Vilite
RIGAS 17.-19. GS. SUDRABS. VIKTORA ASTANINA KOLEKCIJA ... / RIGA 17TH-19TH CENTURY SILVER IN THE COLLECTION OF VIKTOR ASTANIN. CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITION, GALLERY "ANTIQUA", ARTS AND ANTIQUES.

Nice doing Oel. Agree, it is Hauffe. It took some time before I found the same master. What does the mark to the left show?

Certainly not easy to find, I initially thought of Baltic silver but in the book Baltic silver by Carl Ehrnrooth the Hauffe mark is not shown or mentioned in the index.

The mark to the left shows;

The Dolphin mark
The Dutch dolphin mark; the 1859 duty mark for new unguaranteed objects of national origin. This mark was used on all new silver objects below legal standard of fineness, those with non-precious metal additions, and on new heavily gold or silver plated objects, as long as the average precious metal content after melting with the base metal was at least 250/1000. It was also struck on rejected objects which had been submitted at lowest standard of fineness. In that case the maker had to choose between destruction or unguaranteed marking. This mark was sometimes also mistakenly used on old and foreign objects. Dolphin mark used from 1859-1893 and valid from 1859 till 1953.


Peter.

Agree, not an easy task. A Dutch dolphin mark on Latvian silver ??? Category "mistake" or... What is the "mistake"?

Qrt.S wrote: Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:29 am ...sometimes also mistakenly used on old and foreign objects.

Interesting case anyway. This dolphin mark mislead me for a while...then I found it in Latvijas Sudrabkali, Darbi un meistaru zimes (Latvian Silversmiths, works and master marks)