Unidentified spoons. WERSERINA/anchor/O.Cdate/84

[watersunshine]

Hello silver loving community.

I got 9 (now very shiney) silver spoons recently from someone who has many generations of connections in poland and russia from the 18th century.

Three spoons are apparently by WERNERISA, all with the anchor mark, an 84 and a tiny unidentified mark.
(Two of them have an O.C 1877 mark. One of them has a O.C 1879 mark)
wernerisa - apparent is on this page, but it the only mention of a mark i could find http://www.925-1000.com/Frussia_makers_A.html
(Strangly the anchor appears on a polish piece)

Front https://www.dropbox.com/s/yhn1vcm6k4hwo ... _front.jpg
Back https://www.dropbox.com/s/uys2ixz8banjz ... 3_back.jpg
Front of handle: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o24k1dpy2pi4c ... tfront.jpg
Back of handle: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k34deyb8cu4eg ... _back1.jpg


Thanks to anyone who can help me out here. its really nice of you
x

[Qrt.S]

There is no actual question in your input, but I'll do my very best to satisfy you.
The marks on your spoon tell that they are made in Poland's capital Warsaw in 1877/79.
WERNERíSA is the company's name founded by Teodor Werner 1876-1896 until Karol Malcz took over. The story ends in 1939. The anchor is Wernerisa's trade mark. A trade mark is typical for Polish made objects. The next mark O.C. is the assayer's mark. He is Osip/Ios/Josef Sosikovsky/Sosenkovsky/Sosiovsky 1852-1896 in Warsaw. His name is a bit unclear...Below O.C is the year of assaying that is usually also the year of manufacturing. 84 is the fineness in silver expressed in Russian zolotnik i.e 875/1000. The last mark is the town crest of Warsaw a double headed eagle.
Warsaw also uses a mermaid with a sword in their town crest so why not anchor as well as a trade mark/logo?

The engraving looks like MZ (?) and is probably the initials of the original owner. I have no idea who that is.
Actually Poland does not exist between 1795-1918. Is is split between Russia, Prussia and Austro-Hungaria. Your spoons are of course from the Russian ruled territory.

[Qrt.S]

Sorry!
A minor correction Werner was the successor of K. Malcz, not the other way as I wrote by mistake.

[watersunshine]

Thankyou for your advice and words. They were very educational to a beginner like me.


Im really interested in buying and collecting silver pieces to keep and occasionally sell, its a fascinating place.
I got some pictures of my other spoons uploaded and posted a message in the family crest area.

Maybe you know what they are?
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... 60&t=32057