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Yes, it looks to me that those are the German marks (crescent moon and crown) used from 1886, but Hanau makers have used them too so those marks don't exclude Hanau. The item might be intended to be used as a vase but match safe could be equally valid purpose. Or just a decorative piece.

The style looks very much like Hanau silver (you can find similar items with Google) but unfortunately the (pseudo) hallmarks are rather worn. Could bigger one could be the crowned face used by Gebrüder Dingeldein: https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html

That portrait does look very similar indeed. George II had strong German heritage and connections so for British market one could sell the box with a portrait of King George and for German market with a portrait of Kurfürst von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (=Hannover).

Just guessing but how about George II of Great Britain? Looks somewhat similar and he is often depicted facing left like in the box. I think Hanau silver was exported to Britain which could explain the choice of the monarch. Do the hallmarks give any clues?

I was commonly used instead of J in initials. In fact J has a somewhat short history and for example ancient Romans and Latin didn't have it at all. For more information see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J "Originally, 'I' and 'J' were different shapes for the same letter"

Any change the first letter to be I? Then it could be IM for James Mince, 1790..1803 (registered Feb 1790), and his mark was oval.

That kind of monogram is usually used for a married couple so the letter on the top is for their last name. In this case it could be for example "Owen, Matthew & Charlotte".

I found this on digitaltmuseum.no: https://digitaltmuseum.no/021026107020/skje

Børs, Torbjørn Ludvig Synnestvedt (1819 - 1888)
Norge Hordaland Bergen

The first mark could be year, maybe (18)60.

Not Danish but Norwegian. NM means "Norskt Mönster" and the mark in the middle is probably for Kunst og Metallindustri, Trondheim. The spoons are commemorating St. Olaf, King of Norway, and the chuch depicted is the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

Looks like Emil Hermann, see: https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_a1884_4.html

If you use Google image search "emil hermann silber" you can find similar glass items.

Smørbukk is just the name of the flower (Hylotelephium maximum) There seems to be a caramel named Smørbukk too although I don't think it has anything to do with the spoon. And there's also a fairy tale called Smørbukk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttercup_(fairy_tale) It could be the name of the ...

Looks more like Ela and when searching that I found this short thread: https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21477 Unfortunately the pictures can't be seen anymore but if you use Google search for Egon Lauridsen, Copenhagen, you can find similar items. But don't know much about Danish silve...

The maker's mark has probably just worn due to polishing and maybe it was initially also struck poorly. It's impossible to know the maker because spoons are the most common type of silverware. All other marks are there except the duty mark (soveraign's head) because it was introduced in 1784 and the...

Is there any chance of the 3rd digit of 1703 to be anything other than 0? Like 6 or 8. This would be much more appropriate to the style of the spoon. Also the properly engraved initials appear to be the original ones and BM (?) and 1703 are made later. One explanation could be that they are made by ...

I should have recognized the sculpture. If you search "hanau silver apollo" you can find similar examples which are made in Hanau. One example has English import marks from the late 19th century which gives an approximate date. Apparently they are indeed some kind of serving spoons for swe...

Could be Hanau silver. The mark could be fleur de lis which was used by some Hanau companies. At least the style indicates to Hanau. Have you looked at the marks here? https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html How tall are the items? The only use I could think is that they could be some k...

I think Aguest is correct with the earlier date letter series. I tried to figure out which letter it could be but it's rather difficult when you can't even be sure for it's orientation. "b" and "q" are good candidates but it could also be "e" for 1740. The mark nearest ...

Apparently double punch (date letter + duty mark) can be used to differentiate 1789 and 1809. I don't know if it's an absolute rule though. But based on that I would say that in this item it's not double punch and therefore the date would be 1789. http://www.silvercollection.it/ASCASMCKINLEYDOUBLEMA...

It's a typical 18th century Hanoverian pattern spoon. The hallmarks are pretty worn but there appears to be the lion passant and leopard's head for London. The date letter is only partially visible but I would say it's probably from the 1756-75 cycle and definitely pre-1784 when the duty mark (sover...

The style of the lid doesn't quite look like it's from the baroque period. I tried to search Google for references and if you make a search "hanau neresheimer dresser box" you can find about similar box which is dated 1903. Unfortunately the page where it's found doesn't open (and I can't ...