St.Petersburg 1808

[Juke*]

Hi!

Can't find the maker which I believe to be B.V? Any suggestion appreciated.





Regards,
Juke

[dognose]

Hi Juke,

Could it be:





Trev.

[Mart]

Hello!
The silversmith's punch is on the right side of the photo. It's hard to read it correctly. Perhaps "НЖ".
"АЯ" is the punch of the assayer.

[Juke*]

Yes of course and thanks! Somehow I missed it.

In the makers mark I think also it is the letter 'Ж' so that narrows down the possibilities. Didn't find any suitable one for 'НЖ' from the period so I try to continue the search. Possibly also he could be unknown from the period.

[Qrt.S]

Yes А·Я that is assayer Aleksandr Ilitj Jachinkov (or Jashinov, Jashenkov??) 1795-1826 in St.Petersburg. The maker, however, is a tricky case. As mentioned his last name starts with Ж (Latin Zh). What letter his forename begins with is ??? Anyway, I didn't either find any suitable master active in StP in early late 1700, early 1800, but the assayer's working period limits also to what period the object was made. Sorry!

[Mart]

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[Juke*]

That is the match. Thanks!