Identification of maker ͶͶЯ help requested on caddy spoon

[SilverK]

Hello forum,

This nice little caddy spoon was made in Moscow in 1894. The maker, ͶͶЯ, is listed in the hallmark's database, but as 'unidentified'. I wonder whether anyone is now able to identify him?

Many thanks,

Silverk.

[Qrt.S]

Unfortunately the maker is still unidentified in my records too, but? Anyway, I believe that the spoon is modified to an English caddy spoon. It has wrong proportions...

[SilverK]

Hi Qrt.S,

Thanks very much for your quick response. It's a shame that you don't have any further information.

I doubt, however, that it has been modified.

Best,

Silverk.

[Qrt.S]

@SilverK
Would you mind telling the spoon's measures? In my eyes it looks like that a tea spoon's stem is soldered to an ordinary spoon's bowl,but...? Did the Russians use caddy spoons?

[SilverK]

Hi Qrt.S,

It measures 10cm in length. The bowl is 4.5cm long and 3cm wide at its widest point. Looking at the join between stem and bowl, the join is engraved with a zig-zag pattern and also some of the pattern from the bowl itself runs at near 90 degrees across the join. I am very comfortable, therefore, that this is not a later marriage. Looking on Google images there are plenty of tea caddy spoons, one or two which are of similar dimensions/design to this.

Regards,

Silverk.

[Qrt.S]

@SilverK
Of course there are plenty of caddy spoons. My point, however, is that are they Russian made? Anyhow, so be it, if you say so.