Basket of Flowers Tea Spoon by Aaron Dikeman and K&C

[JAKJO]

I found this basket of flowers tea spoon with a shell drop on the back of the bowl a while ago.

What I know about Dikeman is from William Erik Voss' ”Silversmiths and related Craftsmen” on the web.

Aaron Dikeman, born 3 Jan 1796 in Norwalk, CT, and died 1882 in Grand Rapids, MI.
He apprenticed in 1811 to David Smith in Lansingburgh, NY, and worked from 1824 to 1837 as a silversmith and jeweler in New York, NY and from circa 1837 to 1867 as a silversmith and jeweler in Grand Rapids, MI. He was listed in the 1863 Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory.

If this was a German spoon with the full name A. Dikeman and the initials K&C, I would be rather sure about that it was made by K&C and retailed by the jeweler/retailer A. Dikeman. But now when it is American coin, I do not know. I have searched for K&C, but I am not able to find it. I hope you have the answer and I am most thankful for your help.

Best regards/MBJ

Tea spoon Length 5,94 (15.1 cm), Weight 0.58 oz (18 gram)

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[JAKJO]

I have continued to search and now I know that there are at least four Dikeman marks or combinations.



I. Two tablespoons (basket of flowers), Yale University Art Gallery
http://ecatalogue.art.yale.edu/detail.h ... ctId=76052



II. See above



III. A pair of sugar tongs (The same A. DIKEMAN mark in combination with pseudomarks anchor, star and head), described c. 1830 (Commercial site)



IV. Incised A. DIKEMAN mark and round mark with deep indents
(found on a site of a collector)

I would appreciate your opinions and comments,

Best regards JAKJO
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[silverly]

The 1883-84 R L Polk Grand Rapids Directory in its city compilation of deaths in Grand Rapids from May 1, 1882 to April 1, 1883 section that Aaron Dikeman's death date was May 28, 1882.
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