Large silver spoon

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meyrink
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Large silver spoon

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Nice summer to all!

I came across this Russian large spoon (75 g, 19 cm), decorated with Art Nouveau ornamentation.There are four marks on it - Polish hallmark 1920-1931 (Warsaw, 875/1000), maker WH/HM and kokoshnik, which is overstruck with a grid.

Please does anyone know the purpose of the overstriking and possibly the maker?

Thanks to all for your interest


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AG2012
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Re: Large silver spoon

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Hi,
Owl is a so called Lombard mark, assayed to enter trade after the liberation of Poland in e.g. pawn shops etc.
Obliterated Russian imperial kokoshnik could be any assay office, so maker`s mark, even if deciphered, would be difficult to assign.
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meyrink
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Re: Large silver spoon

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Thank you. And did anyone know what a big spoon like that might have been used for?
Juke*
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Re: Large silver spoon

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It is a serving spoon.
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Re: Large silver spoon

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To add it has been most likely part of a set with 6 or 12 tea spoons so it was for serving the tea leaves.
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Re: Large silver spoon

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Hello!
Perhaps the workshop of Nikolai Alekseevich Markov, Moscow. The beginning of the 20th century.
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Re: Large silver spoon

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Thank you very much, I really appreciate your help
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