Hi folks, I came across this spoon in a lot of Sterling & Continental Silver spoons I bought at auction. It's beautifully made, the bowl is hand beaten, the handle soldered to the bowl & has the most naive floral pattern on the front. I know quite a bit about the history of China Export Silver but very little about the makers/sponsors who's marks appear on it. Any help greatly appreciated.
Hi, the Chinese charactors " Lao Wan Nian " is a famous silver maker located in Suzhou, Jiang Su Province , east China. The company was started from Qing Dynasty and is still in business now, there website is as below http://www.laowannian.com/