Why is there such difference of dates (1947 and 1918)?

[Elena Russ]

Hello, dear Sirs.

Could you please understand me the following situation? My item bears the mark of silversmith A.Dragsted (Copenhagen 1947), the mark of Danish Assay Master Marker Christian F. Heise (1904-1932) and the mark of Copenhagen 1918. Why is there such difference of dates? Thank you.

[Hose_dk]

look below and you will se that Dragsted started 1893

[Elena Russ]

look below and you will se that Dragsted started 1893

Hi, dear Hose_dk.

Thank you for your help. During my analysis of marks in the first I usual believed in the picture of stamp… Now I will be more attentive.

[Hose_dk]

The marks are not an exach science - it is the knowledge obtained years after. From what have been found. Noone made records. Afterwards people started collecting. Comparred style, marks, church books, guild records, regulations - based upon what could be found asumptions was made. I have a spoon where silver smith died 1805 - mark is 1806.
I have 2 spoons - guardein mark 1823 to 1827, copenhagen mark 1827, monthmark of the type used after 1830 - either that type of monthmark was in use at an earlier date as suggested by Boye - or ??? I dont know - fact is that I have 2 spoons that prove. In a revisited version of the silverbook - the new findings will be included. Today several thousends of silver marks are attributed to maker - in Denmark alone, but still many marks are not attributed to correct maker.

Your example is just a discription in time frame.