Augsburg c.1690's Michael Hafner Travel Fork

[legrandmogol]

Augsburg c.1690's Michael Hafner Travel Fork

This piece would have been part of a traveling set but I only have the fork. Thanks to the engraving this is one of my favorite pieces

[amena]

this is one of my favorite pieces

I am not surprised
Congratulations
Amena

[Aguest]

This reminds me of the Bernhard Peter(s) Spoon I found in the Trefid style with a very ornate rat-tail type of spoon drop :::

I was convinced that it was circa 1700, but the records show that Bernhard Peter(s) became a master in 1614. :::

Just based on my single experience with this type of flatware, I guess what I'm trying to say is that it could be earlier 1690 :::

[legrandmogol]

That would be nice but it is definitely the mark of Michael Hafner who died by 1700. His pieces can sort of be dated on how worn out his mark is. It started as a clear jug, pitcher, ewer or whatever you want to call it but by the 1690's it had started to become foggy and worn and this mark is not super clear but not as worn as on his final pieces.

[Aguest]

I see the maker now, definitely good to include the makers name, a lot of the fun is learning about the person who made the spoon and the life that they led and tracing the history of their silver output, thanks for the inclusion. :::

[Theoderich]

Hafner used more than one mark

http://silberpunze.freehost.ag/punzen/A ... Hafner.jpg

[Theoderich]

There is a Hafner spoon.

http://silberpunze.freehost.ag/Objekt/A ... Hafner.jpg

[legrandmogol]

When I first got the fork I had to look at every piece by Hafner I could find online and so the assumption of the wearing hallmark was my own. The people with his pieces would attribute them later with the worn-looking marks than with the crisp ones thus my assumption. There are only so many of his pieces online however so it is not a very scientific assumption.