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by cookj392
Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:15 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Re: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

Thank you all for your help in trying to decide the authenticity of this spoon. I believe the provenance to be very genuine since it has been in my wife's family for about 80 years minimum, so if it is a copy or fake presumably this would have been manufactured in Russia??
Regards to all
by cookj392
Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:12 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Re: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee378/cookj392/

Hi Juke & Zolotnik there is another item - cake/pastry server pictures included which may add to your debate or be off in another direction. This has Russian marks but cannot identify initials G E for maker.
by cookj392
Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:24 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Re: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

Hi I was referring to Zolotnik's last post asking for more detail and asking about a dot or full stop between N and O in hallmark. This would appear to help pin down the maker as Ovchinnikov?
by cookj392
Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:01 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Re: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee378/cookj392/ Hello Zolotnik, Piette, Dad, Qrt.S and Juke, Sorry took so long to reply to last posts. I have endeavoured to obtain some extra photos but my digi camera super macro is not brilliant. I have include full size, weight is approx 100gm and length 21....
by cookj392
Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:47 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Re: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

Many thanks to everybody contributing to my question. I will get some better photos and post as soon as possible. A little family history remembered by my wife from her childhood days! The sea captain (James) reputedly supplied flax to the last Tsar. The family fled to Germany during the revolution ...
by cookj392
Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:31 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Re: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee3 ... 400128.jpg

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by cookj392
Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:29 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Re: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

Ok thank you. I am new to this so please forgive me if I get it wrong sometimes
by cookj392
Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Imperial Court Serving Spoon?
Replies: 36
Views: 20139

Imperial Court Serving Spoon?

http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee378/cookj392/ My wife inherited some russian silver pieces from her aunt who we believe married a white russian sea captain. I believe some of the marks indicate the imperial court silversmiths in Mosocw. The spoon is 21.5 cm long - too big for a soup spoon I t...

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