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Check the post above yours, is it not [WR] the maker's mark? :: There's something just too "official-looking" about that St. George Slaying The Dragon hallmark, what could it be? :::

If you inspect the edges of the lid very closely, you might see further hallmarks other than the [84] which you have pictured. ::: I have a Russian cigarette case by KC and I found hallmarks on all of it's parts, even the tiniest of edges you would not think had hallmarks, but yet there they were. ::

I can't read the inscription, unfortunately, perhaps someone will be able to decipher it. ::: I'm almost positive this case is very close to sterling silver, I'm guessing that there is a slight difference between the machines due to slight errors in calibration, the fineness of 87.5% is to be expect...

Do you happen to know the dimensions of the case? :: If the case is around 3 inches in length, it would be a cigarette case :: However, if it is 5 or 6 inches in length, it could be a cigar case, I was just wondering about the dimensions of the case, this is quite a luxurious item indeed. :: I have ...

If you look on the inside of the cigarette case, do you see any small hallmarks, or any marks at all? You should see the number "84" which corresponds to 87.5 percent fineness, which means the measuring equipment and the silversmith are both exactly correct. The detail on this cigarette ca...

:: Russian silver Purim Rattle with a town mark of Kaluga? :: ::: There is a Jewish holiday were these types of noisemakers are used, the Purim holiday. ::: :::: As for authenticity, it seems to be a difficult item to fake, and why use the "Kaluga" town mark which is quite obscure? :::: ::...

In the section on Torah Finials, Barquist writes: "Myers originally may have made the Torah finials now at Shearith Israel for one of these privately owned Torahs. Considerable evidence survives regarding ownership of Torah Finials in New York, particularly in the wealthy Gomez family...Many of...

MYER MYERS DESSERT SPOON: A MORE LIKELY HYPOTHESIS: (M)/(R)(G) Matthias and his first cousin Rachel Gomez were married in 1765. Matthias was one of 9 men who founded a Religious Institution in New York City called Shearith Israel. Two 18th century minutes books have survived, and one has a signatur...

Bon-Bon Spoon or Nut Spoon, used for serving candy Bon-Bons or nuts, so perhaps there was straining of tiny grains of salt and flakes of nuts. :::

Queen Victoria started a trend for “Scottish Pebble” jewelry and various semi-precious stones were used including agate, but another stone widely used was Carnelian, and the Stone seems to me to be Carnelian ::

(The 3 spoons at Harvard have the Livingston family crest and are actually listed as “dessert spoons” which is what I originally believed this spoon to be because the dessert spoons from England seem to be approximately 7 inches in length, somewhere in between teaspoons and tablespoons)

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Final note: In Barquist’s book, plate 101 shows a tablespoon, a spoon from the Harvard Art Museum which is one of three in their archives, and this spoon is dated 1788-1795, it is in the “old English” style with a more “pointed end on the handle” and this spoon is 6-7/8ths inches long and weighs 30 ...

I have seen the “hand” imagery in Catholic silver objects, but I came to the conclusion that it was more of a general theme of the Victorian era rather than Catholic specifically, although it does occur in Catholic silver objects. ::: I had a 14k gold pocket watch chain with a hand gripping a baton ...

You need the spoon in-hand and the Barquist book to compare details of the first “M” with other known Mayer Myers hallmarks, and also you can compare the monogram styles with other known examples in the book, and also the overall shape of the drop, this spoon is a pattern similar to the “old English...

The “fist” is called the “figa” and you will see this element of design on spoons from Brazil. :: somewhere there is a list of Brazilian hallmarks commonly seen on silver, and I think I remember the number ten is associated with Brazil. :: I have owned a few figa spoons. ::

The diamond cartouche with “A 900” points us towards Belgium, there were many variations of this hallmark because Belgium did not have a compulsory system of standard marks for many years of the late 19th and early 20th century :::::

I get a Belgium feeling here ::

I have seen so many provincial Denmark spoons over the years, due to my obsession with silver, and the style of the engraving, the form of the spoon, and the place where the shaft meets the bowl, they all just point towards provincial Denmark as an origin... We should look there first, and there is ...

You must rule out provincial Denmark first, I have a suspicion about its form and artistry which leads me in that direction...

I think it’s from Greece, the owl is the Athens Owl seen on ancient silver coins from Ancient Greece, and the maker’s Mark seems to have something to do with Archimedes golden mean formula, the circle with the square around it with the angle measurement inside.... Greece is always difficult to figur...

The handle should be hollow, and there should be a tiny hole in the handle, my best guess would be Thailand, I have owned a few similar spoons and one was downright gigantic ::: The "SS" should stand for "Siam Silver" which is often marked on spoons from the Kingdom Of Siam which...