Need help with a couple spoons with Dutch Marks

[smule]

Trying to find out more about a few spoons, the first as attached has marks on the top of the spoon in the ships sails, at its base, and at the bottom of the spoon it self.

If anyone could tell me anything about it?






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[smule]

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[blakstone]

The marks are as follows:

1) R/133, in a square = maker’s mark of the firm of Cornelis Rietveld of Schoonhoven, registered 27 Apr 1865, cancelled 21 Aug 1912.

2) Lion with “2” = Dutch guarantee mark for 2nd standard (.833) silver, in use 1814-1953; the over-striking key mark (in use 1853-1893) indicates the restitution of 2/3 of the assay duty as the item was made for export.

3) Minerva with “M” = Dutch assay office mark for Schoonhoven, active 1837-1984

4) Gothic “P” (here rotated about 110° to the right) = Dutch date letter for 1899


The spoon is a fairly typical Dutch turn-of-the-century historical souvenir spoon which were manufactured and exported in great quantity. The subjects of this spoon are brothers Cornelius (1623-1672) & Johan de Witt (1625-1672): famous Dutch politicians and opponents of the House of Orange who were literally torn to pieces by an unruly mob. Quite an interesting story!
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[blakstone]

Oops! The Dutch "key" export/restitution mark was in use until 1953, not 1893 like I stated above. Sorry about that!
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