Blakstone - thats fantastic! Many thanks! The Dresden hallmark is not clear on the piece I have to hand - will try and post some more photos from other pieces from the set, but won't be able to do so before the end of the week.
Tom and Bahner, thanks very much for the interesting input.
Bahner, if the marks are Scharffenberg just acting as a retailer, and without an assay mark, does that imply the cutlery is base metal? Is there any way of checking this?
Would appreciate some help on the attached. The spoon is part of a larger set of cutlery. Dresden crossed swords with crown in one hallmark, with the letters DSDN close by. On the other side of the spoon SCHF B and G, the G being more deeply embossed. A large gothic 3 beside the makers (?) mark. Any...