Exactly that is the case. Anyway, like to add that a master in the same town in Russia could not use parallel a similar mark or initials that was already used and registered to another master (in the same town/location).
Please note that, the spoon's fineness in marked in promille. Jacob Ulrich Holfeldt Tostrup in Oslo was born 1.7.1806 in Hjelmeland/NO and died 1890 in Christiania (Oslo). Expressing the fineness in promille in Norway started in 1892. However, the (his) company was closed down 7.9.1992. The punch is...
#anikopl The Russian silver books have been discussed in these sites in the past. Please use the search function and you will find books listed. However, the "problem" is that many of the books are copies of copies of copies.... That has resulted in an unfortunate problem i.e. that they co...
#Krizko Mart's answer is fully enough: FAKE! We do not discuss or explain why a fake is a fake for the simple reason that this is a public site and fakers read it too.
Yes silverfan, bad wording from me, sorry. What I meant was that it has a Belgian import mark but not that it is made in Belgium. Actually I wrote that it is an import mark in Belgium
The Gothic letter E in the mark stands for "étrangere" (foreign). It was used 1831-1868 as an import mark in BELGIUM! What is a bit strange is the fineness (812). Usually the unregistered Belgian standards were 800, 900 and 950 often followed with M or MIL. Anyway, this is a case for Oel. ...
Hi, A rather similar mark (HR and star) can be found in Rosenberg, number 1641 (Dessau). Unfortunately the name seems to be unknown and this is a shot in the dark!
As already mentioned the maker is Ludwig Röhr (Liudvikas Rioras) in Vilna/Vilnius, Lithuania. He was born in Riga, Latvia in 1776. He worked as apprentice in 1795 in Vilna and was master 1807-1837 in Vilna . Source: Lietuvos Auksakalysté XV-XIX amžius. #Ubaranda Mind my asking, but same last same an...
For the moment there is a blizzard outdoors, so I read old threads. Anyway, for the records: Herman Georg Clemens (punch H·C) 1806-1856 in Tallinn acted also as an assayer there 1844-1846 (punch ГК) The master who punched CLEMENZ (with Z in the end) is a different master i.e. Carl Friedrich Clemens ...
#Silverstone The question was only that were there female goldsmiths in imperial Russia and nothing else? The answer is still NO! That was mission impossible in Russia in those days. There is not a single document known that would would prove/show that women at that time could train as goldsmiths. B...
Yes the punch MC is most likely Maria Sokolova in Moscow 1886-1908. However, please keep in mind that in those days a female silversmith was something out of question, but! Maria Sokolova was the owner of a silver workshop. To my understanding she inherited it from her father after his death. She di...
Good feeling you have, stick to it! Please note that about only 10 percent of all (silver) objects circulating on the current "markets" are genuine Faberge originated objects. You will hardly not find such objects on flea markets or similar market places. In addition, also more seldom on r...
Let's start from the beginning. This is my best shot! MK is the assayer (official) in Moscow. He is Mihail Karpinsky, active 1800-1824 in Moscow. This town mark of Moscow was used during the first half of the 19th century. Ubaranda's suggestion 1820 is quite possible. АШ is the maker (goldsmith/mast...
There are are at least 21 known town marks (a ship) of Tønder. The mark on the spoon is from the 17th century. The mark shown by AG20212 is from the 19th century, therefore they differ. Jacob Reimer was born around 1620 and got citizenship (borgerskab) in Tønder 8.4.1665. This corresponds well with ...
@Mart Please do not put words in my mouth that I haven't said or written. Anyway, you are not always wrong, but your writings gives the impression that your opinion is the one and only truth. I have tried to say that that is not always the case. There is still a LOT of unsolved matters regarding imp...