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Hi all -
found one of the rare captain´s spoons from the trading house Hill in Riga. In the "St.Peterburgische Zeitung" the tradings house Hill is because of a disaster of a ship loaded by them mentioned.


The spoon





Sorry for the unpolished spoon but my butler is still on vacations...

The maker


Regards
Goldstein

A great item Goldstein! Thanks for sharing this one with us.

What is the size of the spoon?

Trev.

Hi Trev -

thanks for the compliment!
Size: 22 cm, Weight: 46 g

Just to remember why this spoons were given:


And why it was no bribe:


Regards
Goldstein

Thanks for that.

I'm sure this topic will be of special significance to members Hose_dk and Scotrab, who, I believe, have an great interest in these items.

Trev.

Hi -

Here a little teaser for Hose_dk and Scotrab......







Size: 22 cm, Weight: 69 g

Regards
Goldstein

First of all, congratulations! They are both very fine Captain's Spoons, in particular the one with the view of Riga.

Unfortunately I am away from home and my references until next week but I intend to post a little more information re. the spoon from Hill Gebr. and the various examples of spoons from J. Fenger & Co. after I am back.

So, season your patience a little longer...

I had mentioned earlier that I would provide more information on the two spoons shown by Goldstein.

First, as an item of information, this Forum has a chapter on Captain's Spoons, opened by our friend Hose_dk in 2009 with numerous contributors and examples of captain's spoons from various cities on the shores of the Baltic.There is also quite a bit of history of the spoons and various ideas on their origin. The chapter is at
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=18394

Secondly, the two article extracts shown by Goldstein have been taken from an article by Dr. Jürgen Beyer, an historian specialising in the history and folklore of the Baltic countries. The article appeared initially in Volume 21/02 of November/December 2010 of the magazine "The Finial" published in London and later in the slightly extended form shown by Goldstein in the archives of the University of Tartu (Estonia), where Dr. Beyer was doing research. The entire article is at
http://lepo.it.da.ut.ee/~jbeyer/spoons.pdf

Regarding the spoons, Goldstein has already indicated who made them, with reference to the book by Prof. Annelore Leistikow.

If you are interested in more information about the two merchant houses mentioned by Goldstein, Hill Gebrüder and J. Fenger & Co., I have put some notes in an entry in the chapter on captain's spoons mentioned above, where they are more relevant than here in an entry on Russian Silver. Please go there if you are interested. The entry is at
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=18394&p=148063#p148063

Hi Scotrab-

This is what I particularly appreciate at this forum: some participants really know what they are talking about and deliver a lot of advanced details including the relevant sources.
Thanks a lot for your efforts - I am thrilled!

Regards
Goldstein

A captain's spoon from Königsberg by Ludwig Kecker around 1858. Given by R. Kleyenstüber & Co, Königsberg, since 1844 ship's broker and later shipowner.
Regards silverfan

Hi silverfan -

very nice spoon!

Regards
Goldstein