Based upon the shape of the spoon I'd consider John Beckford Hill, born 1824, died 1904, a jeweler and watchmaker of Beverly, MA as a possible for the mark.
Please check Catherine Hollan's book on Philadelphia Silversmiths. She doesn't have much but does show your mark for Richard Parker working in 1785. Nice spoon!
Hello All, I'm not a frequent poster so please bear with me. I recently acquired this cup along with some other items. I know very little about Russian silver but the marks seemed to be Russian. I did find out that the 82 fineness mark was used a little in the late 18th century which would seem to f...
Hello, I know very little about family crests but I have reached a dead end tracking down the maker of this Hanoverian tablespoon. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg The mark is quite rubbed, but through a little twisting and turning I believe the letters a...
Thank you. The salt spoon is one of a group of three. One has totally worn engraving. Close ups of the other two, also very worn, are attached. As best I can figure, the engraving seems to be a buck. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg
Hello All, This is my first post here so please forgive if I do so improperly. Pictures are of a fiddle with shoulders salt spoon bearing what appears to be the IRH mark discussed above and a rubbed STER mark. Seems inconsistent with the 18th century John Irish attribution but I have yet to locate a...