Spoon Two of Two

[EllicottCity]

...and here is the other. Note that "Mockba" is engraved in the bowl

[Zolotnik]

Hi ElicottCity -

the same maker BA as the other. Note: enamel was mostly made in Moscw, only very seldom in St. Petersburg by some wellknown firms. Enamel with marks from St. Petersbrg is always a bit dubious - you have to check careful and meticulous from whom it is.

Regards
Zolotnik

[oel]

Hi, congrats.
Now you can compare the twisted wire and the quality of the enamel of your genuine Russian enameled spoons:

With both your perhaps "dubious" enameled Russian napkin ring and Russian enameled box :


Learn, Look, Understand & Appreciate!


Best,

Oel.

[EllicottCity]

So here is spoon two again, after a little cleaning and polishing:


Now it appears more clearly that the maker's mark is "HA" - could this be Nikolay Alexeyev?

[oel]

Hi,

Congrats, nice and shiny looking spoon. Maker's mark BA; for Agafonov, Wasilij Semenov (1895-1917) or HA; for Nikolai Vasilevich Alexeev 1885~1896(?)

Nikolai Vasilevich Alexeev, Moscow ~1885~1896~?, Postnikova #2709, 2710 & #2711,
Well known enameled silver maker, a Google image search will reveal some of his work.
http://art.thewalters.org/browse/creato ... h-alexeev/


Wasilij Semenov (1895-1917)
The 1st Kokoshnik on your spoon introduced in 1896, implemented fully around 1899 used until 1908. It is important to know the active working period of Nikolai Vasilevich. The marks on the stem of a spoon are often deformed because due to the punch, the stem deforms and the silversmith has to reshape the stem back at his workshop, consequently by doing so could deform the marks. Looking at your maker's mark; the fat horizontal bar in the B, no visible dot and the tilted A. I believe it to be BA for Agafonov, Wasilij Semenov (1895-1917). At the end it is your decision.


Oel.