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Your spoons are not sterling fineness (925/1000) but 830/1000.

Hi Juke, There was a to name unknown master punching MФ in a square frame in St. Petersburg 1816-1831. The punch's letter Ф is not exactly the same font, but maybe he had several punches, who knows? He is known to have made table utensils like creamers, teapots, ladles etc. Is it him or not I cannot...

Nice doing Mart, but you could have showed this source in the first place, thank you. The maker is now pretty obviously Hermann Bank like you mentioned earlier. The mark must be Hermann's newest/latest mark. Unfortunately I don't have Leistikow available for the moment. This case is verified to all ...

@Nata37
The crest on the stem belongs most likely to Berens von Rautenfeld in Latvia.

@Mart Even more interesting "...presumably...."? What you wrote was only : "НВ", Hermann Bank. A rather absolute statement. Yes, masters could have used several different punches for several reasons. Anyway, I cannot find anything indicating that this conjoined mark (HB or HK mar...

@Mart Interesting. Would you mind explain a bit more. To my understanding Hermann Bank's punch was HBANK RIGA. He also used a HB mark. He was born in Königsberg 31.5.1857, became master 20.1.1895 and died 1927. When was this mark used??? Moreover, are you sure it is HB and not something else like HK...

#Aguest Would you kindly show me one single known crowned Danish hallmark or maker's mark that resembles the showed one, thank you. Not either found in Sweden or Norway. There are undeniably a few crowned marks in the mentioned countries, but as said none that matches these. Neither in Finland that ...

Scandinavian hallmarks #Aguest Interesting marks but mind my asking what makes you think on Scandinavian marks??? I have difficulties in finding anything Scandinavian in these marks, so? Anyway, I tried to find something but with poor result i.e nothing, not even close. #Krisztián Sorry, no ideas....

#huszas76 This is a very strange marking. In my rather large library I cannot find these marks. Moreover, the whole "row of marks" is insufficient. Here a few thoughts: The Russian fineness mark has a round shield, the figures' font is odd, who is the assayer, the spelling of "Warszaw...

Sorry, minor typo. Fingers shriveled :-(. Should read ...Mart points ...)

Fake marks. Like Marks also points out "rare mark....."Ubaranda shows a genuine mark.

Mart wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:24 am But for me, this information is not enough to claim that this brand belongs to him

Mind my asking Mart but why not????? What else do you require?

@Juke,
Take a look at P#2585 on p. 218. Serif fonts were more often used in the past than sans serif. More unclear is the "C" in Belkin's punch, but?

A bit difficult case, anyway, in my eyes the maker is I·Ө. That would be Ivan Frolov. The alderman AӨП is Fyodor Petrov 1759-1784 as Juke also anticipates. The (unclear) assayer's mark looks much like С·Б, could be Stepan Belkin 1778-1788. The Moscow town mark shows 1783. It matches the other marks.

Thank you. Some more information. Jòzef Fraget was born 25.4.1797 and died 16.7.1867. His successor was his son Julian Mikolaj Fraget born 2.6.1841 dead 1906. The above stated means that the punch J.F. in this case (1895) is most likely Julian Fraget but not Jòzef. Anyway, the Fraget company, founde...

??????? The anticipated "known" period he used his punch as an approved goldsmith! Moreover, I also wrote "Differing opinions..." Nothing is carved in stone regarding goldsmiths and their marks etc., especially not Polish goldsmiths' history. What is your suggestion/correction? D...

Since the guardein CFH is Christian F. Heise 1904-32, the maker must have been active during that period. The Copenhagen townmark verifies 1923, so... Unfortunately the workshop's mark is unknown to me.

Yes Warzaw, Poland. The maker J.F. is as Mart already stated Jozef Fraget, active 1895-1918. The assayer O.C. is Osip Sosnkovskij in W. 1862-1896. Anyway, he also used the following punches IS, IC (Ios, Józef Stanislavovitch Sos...) around 1852~1862. (Note! Differing opinions for the working periods...

Potato tester, is the potato cooked/ready to eat or not.

Thank you. 1) SA is Johan Samuel Arndt, born 19.4.1812, master 1845-1890. He had a common workshop with his brother Karl on Gorohovaya street in StP and worked for Nicholls & Plincke. Dead 2.4.1890. The assayer AM is Aleksandr Mor. 2) NP is Nicholls & Plincke in StP. The assayer's punch is a...