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@Qrt.S
Your statement is not logical. There is an import mark. So the maker is not Belgian and a discussion of Belgian purity standards is misleading. The description as German by the seller seems right. See my preceding posts.
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A completing commentary: In my collection I found cake-plates marked 812 with Berlin assaymaster's marks from 1864-1868, time in which the change to the decimal system was discussed.
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For me the question is solved. M means Millesimes (Tausendstel) without any doubt, is not a maker's mark and also not a Belgian mark because found on a lot of German pieces too. On amena's item the Belgian import mark proves that it is not produced in Belgium. The 812M mark was used in Germany in a ...

Carl Goepfert, Meiningen (Germany) mid 19th century.
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Carl Goepfert, Meiningen (Germany) mid 19th century.
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Most probably JHL for Johann Hinrich Luedemann working in Elmshorn mid 19th century.
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The lion's head is the mark of Franz Bahner AG Düsseldorf (Germany). The company made mostly flatware of high quality and only few hollowware. This is a rather rare example in "Jugendstil". MM could be the seller Max Manert, Cologne (without obligo).
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The shape of the Minerva mark is that of premier titre 950 purity, the deuxième titre 800 purity would have a barrel shape.
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Hamburg standard was 12 Lot at that time as in most of the northern towns of Germany, in the south you find mainly 13 Lot.
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@Mart
So the brand (=maker's mark) is: cyrillic F Latin I K what would be a mixture of alphabet. Is that possible?
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Thanks all for your answers, especially Mart who I think found the maker: Ivan KSIMANTOVSKY who made plated articles. The initials in the shield are IK. @Mart: Did you see the shield with IK on other items from Ksimantovsky? Is it his maker's mark? What do the last two words mean in cyrillic? The la...

Thanks Qrt.S for your reply. Obviously it is a difficult case, because nobody knew an answer.
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This small can has no Russian marks but a shield and a cyrillic inscription. From what country does it come and what means the inscription? I doubt if it is silver. Regards silverfan https://abload.de/img/rimg8127yfkv1.jpg https://abload.de/img/rimg8128frj5k.jpg https://abload.de/img/rimg81296bj3r.j...

I did my home work but nobody took notice.
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The imperial eagle does not resemble the real imperial eagle.
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I made photos of the mark on all 12 spoons. I hope they are clear enough. Regards silverfan https://abload.de/img/rimg8091q7kma.jpg https://abload.de/img/rimg8092phjs0.jpg https://abload.de/img/rimg8093xtj6r.jpg https://abload.de/img/rimg8094jbjvx.jpg https://abload.de/img/rimg8095rekbw.jpg https://...

Hi Juke*, thanks again for your information. I carefully examined again my spoons and I confirm that all legible assaymarks are 1872. The master's mark on 7 spoons is IA (Aksenov) and on 3 spoons IX (Klebnikov), twice only A is legible. On my last photo besides the supposed Klebnikov mark you see th...

Thanks Juantotree.
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Hi Mart and Juke*,
thanks for your contribution. One spoon is 15,2 cm long and weighs 28 grams (so a tea spoon?). All spoons are marked with 1872 as the year of assay.
But who is/are the possible master/masters ?
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Thanks AG2012. The mark of Messulam I had never seen.
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