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The item is a typical Scandinavian cake slicer, not for fish. If you google the swedish words "antik tårtspade" or "antik tårtkniv" you will find many like it, both silver and plated.

The reason that I am thinking Finland post Swedish-Russian war 1808-1809 is the oval stamp with a number. It corresponds nicely to the style they used to stamp the fitness. If this is a correct theory this will mean 71 zolotnik, not a common fitness but not unheard of . That may explain the lack of ...

I found the old jugauction and read that they thougt it was from Finland. After som more reserch I tink that may very well be the case. It is quite possible that the spoon (and jug) is from Finland after it became a part of the Russian empire 1809. I haven´t got any good books about silver hallmarks...

Could it be Geman? The crown above the u is so distinctive that an id should not be that difficult. Now that we got two objects maybe some one will recognise it?.

Thank you for taking your time. Bought it at an internet auction in Sweden and was hoping to find more hallmarks when I unpacked it. That was not the case.

I have failed to ID this spoon I bought at an internet auction some time ago. It has three hallmarks, from the left the makers mark, clearly saying "S HAGBERG", a name that is very possibly Scandinavian. The second hallmark is probably a city or province, a "U under a crown". It ...

Last year I bought a nice sugar box that I think is made of silver. The only hallmark I can find is the number 12, which I presume stands for 12 loth. Could it be of German origin?