I did not reply because for me the spoon cries new manufacture. So i did not look for hallmarks but skipped. The laf has an moderne design (engraving) but that my feeling not based upon anything.
no match in Denmark provinsial - ie no match of this mark. There are 2 in Sønderjylland with initials PIP one in Tønder and one in Åbenrå The Tønder smith mark is the one looking most like yours. But absolutely a different mark. In case your hovedvandsæg is contribuet to Tønder, one would say that y...
the F is Frederik Fabritius 1787 - 1823 CH over 77 is Christian Hosøe born i Jylland approx 1739 citienship 24/11-1773 his workshop in Vimmelskaftet (street) the silver was made 1777 he dies 1812 a very skilled silver smith at that time - one of the best.
its not mine - i saw it at a danish site, the owner asked what the early 17hundreds coin was. Everybody (else) agreed that the coin would be a cast one. I did not partisipate as I assumed it to be a complete fake. So I took the hallmark and posted. I cannot link to the facebook page as it a closed g...
I dont think that it is a wedding spoon. But a gift presented at the 10 year aniversery of the couple. I.e. married in 1808 given in1818 The spoon is definetely older. Could very well be that the parents of the son or daughter gave a present at their 10 year. The spoon itselves I would date to 25 to...
when you look at the work - the edge I am convinces its nor even silver. A skilled silver smith would have the edge follow the shell not these openings.
or dit i read your question wrong. I.e. you refer to the 3-figures in stamp. 830S or like. In that case: The standard 1000/1000 for fine silver was implemented late 1800dreds. Before that the standard would be lod.
So that means that an item in silver stamped 833 is manufactured in the second half of 19th century or later? Absolutely not. Standard silver varies by country. some countries have 950 promille as standard. And during centuries different standards applied. In Denmark since 1608 the standard was 830...
Its a week point that the damage have happened. 1. silver can be hammered very thin. That makes it week. 2. It can be used but naturally the process making leads to an uneven thickness on various places. Nothing to be seen by the normal eye - lets assume the thickness is 2 mm. A place that is 0,1 mm...