Unknown vinaigrette II

[Postnikov]

Hi -

need help to discover the maker.

Vinaigrette North-Germany/Denmark?

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Bottom point engraving
NFS
KCD
K
1802

x

Maker´s mark M-P

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Any help welcome!

Regards
Postnikov

[MLF]

Hello,

It looks like a 'Hovedvandsæg' - a type of 'vinaigrette' used for smelling salts or aromatic vinegar.

It could very well be Danish - but I'm no expert. Hopefully our Danish silver expert Hose.dk will see this post and comment.

Kind regards

Mikael

[Theoderich]

MHP - could it be Martin Hinrich Petersen from Haderslev?

[Theoderich]

http://www.smidths.dk/gruppe6/29143.htm

guldsmed Martin Hinrich Petersen
Født: Ansl 1778
Ægteskab: Helene Gerdes før 1808

[Hose_dk]

that is him born 1756 citienship april 1 1784. son of wolf petersen.
marries 1787 - living klostret 7
deputeret citicen 1792 to 1809.
dead 1824
The best known haderslev gold smith.

[Postnikov]

Hi-

Theoderich, MLF and Superstar Hose_dk -

thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction.

Regards
Postnikov[/b]

[Hose_dk]

Regarding NFS and KCD
well s= søn danish for son and d=datter for daughter

Niels FrederikSon and Karen ChristiansDatter most likely - that was their names.
K is the location it could be a small city or it could be a specific house (farm)
most likely close to haderslev.

the use of 2 times masters mark is common. Standart was 4 marks master, guardein, city and month mark. But in small town no guardein or even city mark. To show that silver was good - smith marked 2 times or 3 or 4 times same mark.

[Hose_dk]

another thing given as a love token from the man to the woman. Might be given before wedding as "trolovelsesgave" gave= gift and trolovelse= intention to marry.

The place within the botton - that is where the woman had a coin when going to church. a coin for the churchcollect.

The hovedvandsæg represented welth - and the more stones "flus" the more expencive. Yours have lost its proberly red stones. Some have more than 100 stones.
Going to church the nightbours should see her (hidden) hovedvandsæg and there by see the financial status it represented.

[Postnikov]

Hi Hose_dk -

here is a little "Thank you" for your kind answers!



Regards
Postnikov