Postby silverport » Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:00 pm
Hamburg: [486] Johann Huess and [516] Caspar Jacob Brahmfeld
Hello Joerg
Often Altona or Hamburg Assay Marks are interpreted wrong — to prevent this, it’s necessary to look also on the identity of the maker’s marks.
Your spoon with the »IH« mark in a rectangular cartouche with slightly rounded corners was in this case a little help. Because the »Hamburg« mark is struck so bad, that it could maybe »Altona« as well.
»Hamburg« mark could therefore be interpreted only:
Maybe nr. 70, period letter D, Assayer nr. 402 = August Conradt Kohlmess, period: 22 Nov. 1760-19 June 1784.
Maybe nr. 73, period letter G, Assayer nr. 414 = Caspar Adam Fritze, period: 11 Sept. 1769-before 12 May 1776.
Master mark »IH« stand for [486] Johann Hues: Johann Hues takes over on 26 April 1768 the master workshop of [401] Michael Johann Krueg; on 21 June 1802 it’s changed to his Son [550] Christopher Bernhard Hues.
Johan Hues was born on 7 August 1732 in Wilster, marries there on 22 July 1762 Abel {maybe: Abigail?} Hörnerman, daughter of the Wilster Goldsmith Johan Hörnerman (see: Stierling, 1955, p. 351). On 24 July 1767 gets J. Hues Hamburg citizenship. He is Gold-worker and Silver-worker. 1766 starts in Hues workshop the apprenticeship of his Son Christopher Bernhard Hues. 1786 starts in Hues workshop the apprenticeship of his Son Thomas Heinrich Hues; but he changes a year later, in 1787 to the workshop of [514] Johann Heinrich Zell. Already from 1791 on the workshop is named »Johan Hues & Son«; the address is “Alter Steinweg 36” (in 1793 “Großer Burstah 36”). During the French occupation (1811-1814) is J. Hues, always be living in “Alter Steinweg 36” is registered to be »Assayer« in the Hamburg Mint, “responsible for the warranty of Gold wares and Silver wares". Johan Hues dies in Hamburg on 14 Feb. 1821.
Your other spoons with the »C.J.B« {sorry, the systen enables not correct pellets} mark in a rectangular cartouche are made in the workshop of [516] Caspar Jacob Brahmfeld.
The »Hamburg« mark therefore could be interpreted as:
Nr. 75, period letter J, Assayer nr. 449 = Christoph Andreas Blanck, period: 12 May 1776-12 Nov. 1793.
Master mark »C.J.B« as already mentioned, stand for [516] Caspar Jacob Brahmfeld: Caspar Jacob Brahmfeld takes over on 20 Sept. 1785 the master workshop of his father and his master [426] Hinrich Brahmfeld; on 24 May 1816 it’s changed to his Son [568] Johannes Friedrich Brahmfeld.
Caspar Jacob Brahmfeld was born on 6 January 1749 in Hamburg, and is in his father’s workshop apprentice from 1763-1768. On 9 Sept. 1785 gets C. J. Brahmfeld Hamburg citizenship. [467] Johann Daniel Maull is there fore the warrant. C. J. Brahmfeld is Gold-worker and Silver-worker. On 13 June 1787 C. J. Brahmfeld marries Anna Elisabeth Kern. 1804 starts in his workshop the apprenticeship of his Son Johann Friedrich Brahmfeld. In 1804 and in 1809 for reason of illness, C. J. Brahmfeld couldn’t be in official events; and was represented there by Johann Daniel Maull. When Caspar Jacob Brahmfeld has die in Hamburg isn’t mentioned.
Source: Schliemann, »Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs«, Hamburg 1985; ISBN 3-88771-005-3.
Town marks: vol. 2, p. 12.
Master’s marks »IH«: vol. 2, p. 422.
Master’s marks »C.J.B«: vol. 2, p. 446.
Kind regards silverport
