Help with the mark, please...

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Reiner K
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Help with the mark, please...

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Could someone identify these tea spoons, please. Marker and age.
I have struggled to identify this for quite a long time now. I thought that they were made in France, Bayonne Community, 17 century, ...but I'm not sure because the mark is somewhat different.
Does anyone recognize the symbol? Many thanks in advance!

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AG2012
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Re: Help with the mark, please...

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Hi,
What`s the chance for full set of six spoons to survive almost 400 years intact and together ?
I opt for B. Neresheimer & Sohne, Germany, Hanau,late 19th century.
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Reiner K
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Hello "AG2012" :-)

Thank you very much for a prompt answer, I really apreciate it ... Your hint help me to search through internet and I found no better answer...

I've seen many, many works by B. Neresheimer & Sohne, Hanau but... only one item had the same mark like that on my previous photo with spoons, and that silver mark were nearly 100% identical like on spoons from my photo!!! (see here):
https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html

I have also found nearly the same marks on items from other marker. Look here: http://www.silvercollection.it/germansi ... arks4.html
- Friedrich Reusswig, Hanau and Wolf & Knell, Hanau

Generally, on items with marks Germany/Hanau there are many, many other marks but on "my" spoons there are two only...

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Reiner
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Right, Hanau silversmiths sometimes used similar or the same marks.Full set of their marks is seldom seen, most of the time one mark is enough for positive identification.
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Hello
Agree that neither the style of the spoons, or the size and placement of the mark have anything to do with French production.
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