This was a fun find. I believe it is by Jacobus Bontekoe of Leeuwarden who worked from 1736 to maybe 1769? I have seen this terminal on later 19th-century Dutch spoons but not on 18th-century ones so it was a fun find. https://i.postimg.cc/xXKRD2Ld/IMG-7384.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/8s5tFxgy/IMG-7417...
I have a set of 6 12 Loth silver teaspoons by Tilsit Silversmith Johann Andreas Koschinski. They are pinprick monogrammed D. Roth 1822. I don't know if they qualify as captains spoons but they definitely have a nautical theme with a woman leaning on an anchor. They measure 6" long and are very ...
I recently acquired this Dog Nose fork from an English auction house. They said it was by Dike Impey c.1725. It only has part of a maker's mark with no trace or evidence of any other marks. It measures about 7.3" long. It is kinda late for a wavy end fork but not unheard of if he was rounding o...
The first spoons is probably silver and looks Prussian or Polish in origin but the mark is pretty rubbed and hard to see. Peter is right about the second spoon not being silver. It's Scandinavian in style but I believe it is English made
oel wrote:So far there are no good books about; Alkmaar, Enkhuizen or Hoorn or so called silver of the Noorderkwartier or West Frisian silversmiths. Perhaps in the near future.
I just received this spoon which stylistically reminds me of Enkhuizen but it only has one blurry mark. I know this is also a popular style of spoon that was frequently copied later on. I took a gamble but the wear in the bowl seems old and honest to me. It does have the later dolphin in a triangle ...
As far as I can tell this spoon was made in The Hague c.1665 or 1666 but I don't know who the maker is. Any help would be appreciated https://i.postimg.cc/bd8hhmcq/IMG-6577.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/GTcwxmJ4/IMG-6578.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/2LjMBXrv/IMG-6579.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/t75HCFpW/IMG-658...
the scratch marks are more shallow than I am used to seeing so that might explain why there is more than one. I think it's early 18th century. I couldn't find anything in my Swiss books or the Danish book, haven't checked Swedish but I don't think it is. I have a few German silver books but as Germa...
Not sure who the maker is but it is stylistically very Swiss. It is only marked with an O and this could simply be part of a mark. The spoon measures about 6.75" long. Any help with this spoon will be appreciated. https://i.postimg.cc/8F3bqMqG/IMG-5577.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/WDtnWXYS/IMG-5578...
I was super excited to get this spoon. I forget which Van Der Lely of Leeuwarden Friesland made this. The first initial 'S.G. 1717' is probably contemporary to the spoons production, then a different family member pinpricked W.G. above this, and finally, a latter member engraved S.G. 1880 into the s...
I recently purchased this simple cup. It only has an applied band around the middle with no other decoration. It is marked FHK inside of an oval twice with scratch assay marks. The interior of the rim and the band have gilding still. It stands about 3.5" tall. It may not be German at all but th...
The blade is indeed silver plated over regular steel. you can see the rust coming through where the plating has worn off. Most silver-plated dinner blades predate stainless steel so this must be a very early knife in the pattern.
that is the article and I wish that were me too. Thanks for your input. I figured it was a later engraving but was hoping to be wrong. It is still a nice cup and if I am going to have a Victorianized decoration on the cup at least it's an engraving rather than repousse work.