Russian??

[SusanWhite]

Hallo!

We have some demitasse spoons that we're pretty sure are Russian. The maker's marks are on a curve, so I am including a couple of shots and wish everyone the best of luck.

The initials look like W I, possibly W X or W H. It is clearly an 84 and -- one for Kira, who realized that the middle stamp was a profile of a man with curly hair and [apparently] wearing a laurel wreath, with what looks like an L underneath this bust.

Any information you all might have will be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,
Susan






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[Juke]

You are correct it is Russian. The assayer's mark is called Kokoshnik and it is actually a profile of a woman's head with a Russian head dress. The assayers mark is from the period 1908-1917. There is a Greek letter under the profile (which I can't well see, it is not L) which tells from which town the assayer mark is. You should check from a list of Greek letters which it is. The style of the spoons are typical for the period. Sorry can't help with the maker.

Regards,
Juhana
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