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My apologies - the mark on the spoon is ofcourse С. П. БУРГЬ, not С. П. ВУРГ.

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Piette

Hi all, Here is a spoon in my collection which has a bit of a question mark over it... It is marked with this unusual С. П. ВУРГ mark and the kokoshnik mark is larger than usual (5mm x 3mm). I believe the makers mark is for Igor Grigorievich Pankratiev of St Petersburg, 1898-1908. What do you ...

Hello,
It is not uncommon among early Scottish silver for a date letter to be missing. I have seen many pieces like this with no date letter, mostly from smaller provincial assay offices eg. Aberdeen, Banff, Perth but I have also seen objects with missing dates from Edinburgh.
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Piette

Hello, Sterling silver (.925) is a worldwide standard used for silver which is believed to have originated in the area which is now Norther Germany, in the 12th century. It is an alloy of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper). As for objects being marked 'sterling' I would be dubious o...

R ingo wrote:But from when and why on such a uncommon location (and who is Mr. H. Struck who has to abandon Wologda in the year of the beginning war )?

Hi Ringo,
Fakers will do anything to sell their items. All the engravings on the spoon are more than likely fantasy.
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Piette

Hi,
To me, the greek letter is delta for Moscow and if you look closely at the makers mark, it is actually two letters, not one... It is probably Г.Ж or Т.Ж
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Piette

Hi all, I have recently become a little confused about Russian makers marks... If an object has all the other right marks, but not a makers mark, does this automatically make it fake? It was my understanding that an assayer was not allowed to punch an item unless it already had a makers mark on... i...

Hi Argentum49, Russian items, wether silver or gold, jewellery or holloware, always had to have a makers mark. The assayer was sent the item by the maker, and he was not allowed to punch marks on it unless the makers mark was already on the item. If the assayer hallmarked an item that didn't already...

Hi,
Are you able to post a more close up picture of the marks? Then you will get better answers. :-)
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Piette

Hi all, Postnikov's story also made me laugh! On a side note, I am sure I read somewhere (it might even have been on this forum where I read it!) that a few years ago a big auction house sold a 'Fabergé Imperial egg' which had the double headed imperial eagle warrant which wasn't put on items that ...

Hi Ralf1e,
I only commented on the marks. I am not sure about the item itself, although it looks good to me. Another member will no doubt be along soon to tell you more.
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Piette

Hi Ralf1e, Your item has the makers mark В.И.И in rectangular cartouche which is the mark of Vasily Ivanov. http://a.imagehost.org/0432/silversmith.jpg Rough translation: Vasily Ivanovich Ivanov was the owner of a silverware factory founded in 1870. In 1897 his products made him an income of 9000...

Hi all, Not marks on actual items, but some information all the same: Sazikov in Moscow http://j.imagehost.org/0152/saz1.jpg Sazikov in St Petersburg http://j.imagehost.org/0195/saz2.jpg It would be interesting to see the St Petersburg mark on an actual item if anyone has an example. Regards, Piette

Hi Postnikov, Forgive me if I have misunderstood what you meant but, are you saying that the double headed imperial eagle was never in a circular cartouche, and that the cartouche was always the shape of the eagle? Or is this only the case with Sazikov? Or only the case with Sazikov in Moscow? I am ...

Hi Victoria,
Welcome to the forums.
For various reasons, I would say that this item is of very dubious origin and so I agree with silverport. It is not Russian, but a more modern fake.
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Piette

Hi Juke & Qrt.S,
Thank you for the confirmation about this item and for the information on the shovel mark - it is quite interesting.
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Piette

Hi all, I am wondering if this silver salt cellar is genuine or not - to me it looks good. In my opinion, the engraving looks good under the loupe and the hallmarks look fine. It measures about 4cm in diameter and 2.5cm in height. I believe this is the masters mark of Alexander Ivanovich Sparyashkin...

Hi Postnikov,
Wether Sazikov or Saltykov, they are still beautiful objects and you are very lucky to own them :-)
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Piette

Hi Pat,
It is Charles Murat - sorry for the blurry pictures! Under a loupe the mark looks just like Murats :-)
Do you know where I will be able to find any info on this maker? In the mean time, I am looking for information.
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Piette

Ivan, bear in mind - this auction house shows no hallmarks, do they? Do they have any proof that the history of this item is as described?
As Postnikov once wisely told me - "Never trust the seller - only what you know"

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Piette