Unknown Makers Mark on Large Spoon First Kokoshnik

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Penguin
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Unknown Makers Mark on Large Spoon First Kokoshnik

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Hello,

I have a spoon with the marks as shown. The spoon is approximately 9 inches long.

What looks like a kokoshnik mark seems to purport to have the assayer as Anatoli Apollonovich Artsybashev working out of Vilnius. Please correct me if I am mistaken!

I think the maker is marked MG yet I have been unable to find this mark elsewhere.

If anyone has any information on this maker it would be greatly appreciated. I also understand there is a world of fake Russian silver. Your doubts are also appreciated!

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Mart
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Re: Unknown Makers Mark on Large Spoon First Kokoshnik

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Hello!
I think this is the expanded brand of the silversmith "МГ" from the city Vilna.
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Re: Unknown Makers Mark on Large Spoon First Kokoshnik

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Agree with Mart. It is the mark of Mausha Chaimas Goldas ( Моуша Хайм Лейбоеич Гольдъ) He was born in 1866. In 1887 he became apprentice in his father's (Lejba (Лейба) 1896?-1908) workshop in Vilna/LT. Mausha graduated in 1892.
Artsibashev assayed in Vilna/Vilnius LT 1884-1888 and again 1898-1914.
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Re: Unknown Makers Mark on Large Spoon First Kokoshnik

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Thank you very much both of you for the responses!

I appreciate you taking the time to help. This website is an amazing resource.

-K
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