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Hi Bahner,
Many thanks for your response, they certainly were very skillful,
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Hi Tom,
They are quite rare over here, I've only ever seen about half a dozen of them, they are usually dated 1800-1810 and I've never seen one made outside London. I always asumed that the style came first and when people refered to them as coffin ends they became unpopular!
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Hi, When the scratch test is made, it appears to be done freehand, but in all the German spoons that I have seen, I have never seen one that has slipped off the edge, did the assayer use a special tool?, regards Trev. http://www.925-1000.com/marks/AssayBurins.jpg (admin edit - photo examples added -...

Hi Debb,
Jackson's list an unidentifified maker H&F in 1904, looks like thy made religious items,
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Hi Tom,
I was surprised to see the coffin ended spoon, was it a common style in American spoons and what date would that have been from?,
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Hi Debb,
What is the item?, I cannot find anything obvious for around that date,
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Dinio,
This is something you could try to find the date, place the bowl in freezer for a while, remove it, and as the warmer air hits the surface, momentarily the rubbed hallmark can appear, if your lucky, worth experimenting with.
Trev.
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Hi Dinio,
William Hutton and Sons is the only maker that I can find in London with this outline, the dates also fit in perfectly.
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Hi, One of the first books I would purchase would be Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks (full version) edited by Ian Pickford, it will prove to be a good investment I'm sure, if you have an interest in British silver.
regards Trev.

One other thing I should mention is that it bears the incuse duty mark, only used 1784/5 when it was replaced by one in cameo and it is somewhat uncommon.
Trev.
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Hi, Sorry about the crossed post, yes it was common for the makers mark to be upside down, this was because it was struck pre assay by the smith the others being struck at Goldsmiths Hall,
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Hi, Your piece dates from 1785 it was made in London by John Crouch and Thomas Hannam they were a specialist maker of salvers , trays and candlesticks, their workshops were at 23, Giltspur Street, London when this was made,
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Hi Mike, I see what you mean about the mark, but I think its a tally mark by the look of it,
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Hi Carling, Possibly Arron Hadfield,
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No! I've got it, a corn on the cob holder?
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Hi Pat,
Would it be fitted with a cork and then go into a milk bottle?
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Unless its a very well executed repair, I would be of the opinion that is original, its certainly an unusual spoon.
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Sorry Kit, I see what you mean, that style is called gadrooning, can you tell me, where the bowl meets the handle, the semi-circular part is that an extra thickness or just an impression,
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Kit,
I think you have posted the wrong photo
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Hi Kit, I'm sure its Solomon Hougham, Simon Harris's mark is smaller and with a pellet, as for the possibility of later work, my first instinct was yes, for I have never seen one like it, but the more I look at the shape where the bowl meets the handle, the more I think it may be original, you are c...