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Hello again I had a look on line for some more details on some of Dognose’s pictures. There seems to be information to be found on the “Taylor” of “Rochdale” silversmith. With a leap of faith the photo below could be that of the retailer’s shop. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg The date of thi...

Hello, just noticed this when looking for something else. What struck me about the close up maker's marks is that could there be evidence for over-punching of the "A" letter? A relative changing the mark first name letter or a similar surnamed retailer?
Yours
Fishless

Thanks Peter. I have just got back to my own WiFi system to be able to respond. A 200 plus year old Dutch coffee spoon is certainly a special in my collection.
Yours
Fishless

Hello I recently viewed a mixed silver lot at a local auction and noted it contained an interesting looking spoon. I could see an obvious “CK” maker mark plus 2 other obscure marks, one of which was possibly a curvaceous “Y” date letter. My first thought was that the marks belonged to an 1800 or ear...

Hello, I recently bought 3 WV maker mark spoons in a mixed lot. The 3 WV also had some pseudo British hallmarks on and came with the possibility of them being by the Canadian silversmith W. Venning. A photo of the 3 spoons in question is below. http://www.925-1000.com/td/f/Canada/Veith-1.jpg A quick...

Hello, thank you Aguest for your replies. It is sad that you were unable to recover any photos of the marks that you feel are the same as the one on my spoon. Your recollection that a Simon Groth assay master’s mark (1863-1904) was also associated with that mark on one of your items would certainly ...

Hello I had this trouble last time with "Tiny Pic". You only need to have 1 of the 2 "IMG" at each end of the address. Remember to use the "Preview" button to see what you will be posting, before you "Submit". I always find I've done something I hadn't intende...

Hello, I recently saw and bought on line a small apostle style spoon. It had 2 marks struck to the rear of the bowl, 1 of which I thought was the “loth” standard mark that I associated with 19th century Germany although the spoon was suggested to be Norwegian. This spoon was not in my comfort zone s...

Hello Dognose, another bus has finally come. I’ve actually been waiting for it for over 3 years. I recorded a photo of these unidentified spoon marks below from the inter net in May 2014. http://www.925-1000.com/td/f/Canada/Jodah-1.jpg I thought it likely to be Canadian Provincial but on first resea...

Hello I managed to get a crisper image of the marks but I believe they are unhappily not maker's marks. They appear to me as written in the old English Gothic style of lettering and say EPNS but now seeing Phil's picture it does appear to be EPGS. The Gothic script is often used on 19th and early 20...

Hello Steve, welcome and thank you for some nice interesting marks to start off with. I think you will get quite a few opinions as to the manufacturer of your Mum's spoon.There are no letters to help but the pictorial marks may be traceable. The association of the middle 2 marks do suggest one maker...

Hello JoanW, I noted your response to AG2012’s comments. I think you will need to learn a little new vocabulary. I offer you first “silver standard guarantee mark”. Most nations have their own and often it is pictorial or a combined pictorial numerical mark as some nations have more than one silver ...

Hello I noted the spoon marks shown below on line a short while ago. http://www.925-1000.com/td/f/Trash/Walsall-1.jpg I am not from Walsall but I have been there on many occasions and was intrigued to know a little bit more about these finial marks. Walsall is not far from Birmingham in England’s Mi...

Thank you AG2012 for your quick response to my post. I spent a couple weeks trying to get it composed and you answered all my questions in a matter of hours. I am sure your information will be a reference for many more Polish silver researchers.
Thanks
Fishless

Hello Lucy, I just came across your post. I just looked at your hallmark photos and wondered if the first mark was not in fact a 4, but was an A or even a castle shaped like a pyramid?. Castles are a common town/city marks in German silver. Silver centers around Hamburg used a castle with a door in ...

Hello, I just bought a spoon that had bowl struck marks that I could not positively identify. The marks needed cleaning but I thought I could see one mark with a women’s head and a curvaceous number 3. I hoped it was a silver spoon as a women’s head is always promising in my view. A picture of the s...

Hello and thank you Dognose for the review of my photo. I am very pleased to own this Provincial Scottish spoon by John Keith. I just measured the spoon. It is 17 cms long and 4 cms across the bowl.
Yours
Fishless

Hello thank you Dendriet for your speedy reply. I see you have helped Dognose with the same maker in 2015. I have referenced that post below. http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12636&p=121896&hilit=belgium#p28178 Am I now correct in understanding Huben is the family name o...

Hello I think I may have that picture that everybody wants to see and it is shown later. I just bought a fork from the inter net because I believed it was not as advertised but could be early. The on line photos did not tell me where the fork came from but its figural and lettered maker’s mark put t...

Hello, just another spoon and another IK mark for perusal. http://www.925-1000.com/td/f/Scotland/Keith-John-example-2.jpg From my very limited knowledge of Scottish spoons I believe this spoon could well be an example of a toddy spoon. Although this spoon lacks any extra Scottish Provincial marks I ...