A pair of Danish spoons - mid 19th Century

[louisianagrey]

Thanks to this site I have had to revise my opinion of which side of my family these spoons come from. They appear to be Danish and marked by Peter Hinnerup. The dates would correspond with them belonging to my great-great grandfather, whose initials FZ appear to be engraved on the handles.

Can anyone tell me anything about the other marks, please?

[oel]

Hi welcome to the forum, you found the assayer Peter P. Hinnerup, active in Copenhagen during 1840-1863 but the image you provided is not clear. Could you please provide us with a clear ( macro function digital camera) image of the marks, especially the last two marks.

Oel.

[louisianagrey]

Thanks for your help. It will be a couple of weeks before I'll be able to do that because I don't have the spoons here with me.

The marks are not very clear but through the magnifying glass it looked like the number 47 written below the towers, which would fit Hinnerup's dates. The other marks looked like AM or AW and a pair of either fish with fins or reptiles with legs.

I realize it's easier to see from a good digital photograph - I'll post one when I get the chance.

[louisianagrey]

As promised, here's a couple of pics of the hallmarks:

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[louisianagrey]

Sorry, for some reason it cut off the bit that's most difficult to decipher:


(admin photo edit - images too large - link only - see Posting Requirements )

[louisianagrey]

Sorry for posting pictures that are too big (might be a bit clearer if the size limits were given in pixels rather than cm).
I don't seem to be able to delete my previous posts, but here are the pics:

[Hose_dk]

Anton Michelsen born in Odense 1809 --educaded in Odense 1828
moove to Copenhagen 1830 - Work for different for 11 years
1837 Work in Berlin 1838-1839 Work in Paris

27 july 1841 citienship
dead 1877

the fish is monthmark for february 18 to march 20

[louisianagrey]

Thank you very much, that is very helpful - I am trying to find out more about my Danish ancestors.

[dognose]

See: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=32608

Trev.

[louisianagrey]

Thanks.