DUTCH SILVER PLATE MARKS P and FIGURAL R
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:43 pm
Hello very recently I got at auction a bunch of souvenir spoons. Most were routine silver plated examples but 2 spoons stimulated a bit of extra interest for me. Hopefully readable pictures of 1 of the spoons and marks are shown below.
The spoon appears to be a souvenir from “Scheveningen, a place “Google” tells me is a seaside part of the “Hague”. This suggests the spoon is likely to be Netherlands manufactured. It does not carry any obvious Netherlands silver hallmarks and it seems to have a slight golden hue.
The spoon is “bowl” marked and has maker’s type marks on. I see these marks as “P”, a figural animals head and “R”. The figural mark I feel could be an antlered deer’s head or even a goat’s head. On the “925- 1000” site a see a French electroplating company used a goat’s head as a mark but illustrated examples are not the same as on my spoon.
Can the forum give me any help with the identification and manufacturer of this spoon.
Yours,
Fishless
P.s. The other spoon in the bunch I found intriguing is illustrated in a post listed as “DUTCH SILVER PLATE MARKS”.
The spoon appears to be a souvenir from “Scheveningen, a place “Google” tells me is a seaside part of the “Hague”. This suggests the spoon is likely to be Netherlands manufactured. It does not carry any obvious Netherlands silver hallmarks and it seems to have a slight golden hue.
The spoon is “bowl” marked and has maker’s type marks on. I see these marks as “P”, a figural animals head and “R”. The figural mark I feel could be an antlered deer’s head or even a goat’s head. On the “925- 1000” site a see a French electroplating company used a goat’s head as a mark but illustrated examples are not the same as on my spoon.
Can the forum give me any help with the identification and manufacturer of this spoon.
Yours,
Fishless
P.s. The other spoon in the bunch I found intriguing is illustrated in a post listed as “DUTCH SILVER PLATE MARKS”.
