Is this a Danish spoon from 1746/ Who is the maker?

[wkost]

I found this spoon in with family silver most of which is Danish, family is Danish. Can anyone help with what type of spoon and who is the maker?

[Hose_dk]

8 inch that should be 20 cm - it is a normal soup spoon. Danish is very likely. Mark however is not to identify. Looks like a T, but something else in the halmark.
Try to read what the mark says - or take more pictures from different angles. The we might be able to read mark.
The inscription Betstet ???? try to get an idea of what it says?

[wkost]

Thank you for your quick response. The inscription is very hard to read, it looks like the last three words are " J'en in Betstet". Is there a translation and do you think that is a date of 1746 at the end. I have taken a close up of the mark, hope this helps. Thank you very much for your assistance.

[gammel2ft]

Hi, "Betstet" is probably that of the parish of Bedsted in southern Jutland. It is a typical southern Jutish spoon-type of the 18th century, anyway. Have you any relatives from that part of Denmark?

[Hose_dk]

I think that we shall turn the photo 45 grades.


Then it could be city mark for Althona. Part of Denmark up to 1864.

[wkost]

Thank you both very much! Now I know a lot more about the spoon and possible area my grandfather's family is from. To gammel2ft, still researching where family is from. I have numerous letters written in Danish from the late 1800's to go through. Again thank you both for all the information.

[gammel2ft]

Hi again wkost

No problem, always happy to help.

[gammel2ft]

Hi again wkost

Looking at the hallmark again, I think I have found the maker. It seems to be Ludolph Thiesen, citizenship in Åbenrå/Aabenraa/Apenrade 1729-1760's.

Bedsted is just some 20 km due west of Åbenrå, so all in all the engraving and the hallmark seems to match each other nicely.