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It is hard from a drawn mark at times to 100% confirm but worth a try.....

Looks Swiss to me? Zurich?

Yes! I wish I had the luxury of a spoon die! Mine was cut out and hammered. The bowl was hammered out by hand and rounded using a soft hammer on a wood block. The rest of the work including the back of the bowl was by using a small oval shaped file. I think if I had the dies I could make the spoons ...

After being a collector for many years now and never really thought about making my own spoons I thought it was about time I did. It’s a little unfinished but I’ll do some more work to it when I get time. It was entirely made by hand and no mechanical tools were used. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/X...

I agree they are made by Neville but for some reason the spoons never made it to assay. I have 4 of them so 2 maybe are out there somewhere or have been lost?

Thanks

Matt

The top notched cusped duty mark and the poor quality lion that was very soon replaced. Interestingly there’s a journeymans mark on this spoon and it differs from other Joseph Hicks spoons I’ve seen. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg Matt

This spoon (or one the same) is now with me. It feels British with a typical marriage triangle of initials engraved on the back. Although it’s in a typical 1730’s style it’s very well defined so maybe of a later period? I’ve searched Colonial but had no luck so far.

Matt

Thanks Trev, only four more to find to get the set back together if they are still about somewhere.

.....is the same as my first piece, it’s always a bonus to find others in your set. Maybe I’ll find some more if I’m lucky.





Matt

John Chalmers circa 1770 Annapolis, MD. He was the son of James Chalmers also a silversmith.

Not sure who this is as the mark is a bit different to ones I’ve seen? A dessert spoon with a bit of bright cut work dated 1790.





Matt

This is a strange one, an Old English pattern tablespoon with a rounded Scottish style heel. Engraved with a typical flourished ‘D’ making me think it’s from the UK maybe at least but it’s had a ‘no’ to a Scottish provincial spoon so I’m at a loss where it could come from. It belonged in an old coll...

Many thanks, I wondered about the Veltzin as a lot of Danish items are marked twice. Maybe it was a retailers mark struck a little later?

Another huge basting spoon almost certainly from Denmark given the type. It’s marked ‘CW VELTZIN CW’ Any ideas on the maker and location?





Matt

I have 3 teaspoons of what looks like Scottish origin, celtic point and marked only with WN and an anchor mark. Cannot find the silversmith or any info on these, help would be great, thanks. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg Matt.

Interesting, not heard of James Kenzie before. I seem to be finding other items marked IK that I cannot attribute too, it’s a popular set of initials. I will hunt out that book at some point.

Thanks for the info.

I’ve spent hours going through court/bankrupt files and business registers but nothing too. Is the mark on many spoons or has it just been found on a few teaspoons? Maybe I’ll start searching further afield in Bristol or other areas, hopefully one day we will know.

Thanks, Matt

Thanks Phil, I guess it comes down to what the silversmith was mostly making to try to narrow the field. I think James Kennedy specialised in boxes and the likes if I remember correctly?

This is a bit different to the cutlery I usually buy but this pot took my interest. It’s marked WP and the two other marks are WP twice stamped different ways over the top of each other. A possibility for the pot is William Parry of Plymouth as it was what he was making (mugs and teapots etc) Any th...