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Rubbed Marks any ideas
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:55 pm
by danholmes
Hi, can anyone offer any help identifying the marks on this spoon or are they just too far gone, yours frustrated...
http://i44.tinypic.com/34qjvnl.jpghttp://i44.tinypic.com/vy9w2f.jpg.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:09 pm
by dognose
Hi Dan,
Welcome to the Forum.
To start the ball rolling I would say we are talking London in between 1729 - 1739.
Trev.
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:13 pm
by user701
I am wondering if the makers mark is upside down, which could be TW for Thomas Wallis possibly.
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TW
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:57 pm
by carlislepaul
danholmes
I am no expert but the way the centre uprights cross at the top of W is identical to a mark for Thomas Wallis as shown in a photograph at silvercollection, click on 'more' when you get there.
The part date letter could be the upright of 'b' for 1777.
Paul
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:01 pm
by Granmaa
Please could you post a photo of the back of the spoon. That can often help date a spoon.
Miles
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:06 pm
by Granmaa
For the time being I say 1737.
Miles
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:32 pm
by admin
Hi,
Agree with Miles, b for 1737 seems the better match. In the maker's mark, the center bars of the "W" cross over each other, as with the marks of John Wren I (G-1736) and James Willis (G-1739), both smallworkers.
Regards, Tom
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IW
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:50 pm
by carlislepaul
Gents
Thank you for the lesson. I have refreshed my memory on Hanovarian spoons and purchased Grimwade, which luckily is on special offer at an internet bookseller.
Paul
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