Hi,
Please can someone help to date the attached piece. I was told it was made in Amsterdam and dates to around 1720.
I attach pictures of the hallmarks on the piece.
http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/Foldi ... ch%20spoon
Many thanks
James
Dutch Silver Fork and Spoon Combined
Re: Dutch Silver Fork and Spoon Combined
Hi James, welcome to the forum.
Sucket fork; small metal utensil used for eating sweetmeats, or sucket, with a two- or three-pronged fork at one end of the handle and a spoon bowl, usually of teaspoon size, at the other.
A very rare folding "sucket four-pronged fork" and spoon, sucket fork or succade fork made by a good and known silversmith with maker's mark B for: Cornelis Bormeester, active 1730-1785, born in 1708- died 1785. Maker of small silver work, engraved small forks, signet, wax seal/stamp, became apprentice in 1722. The town mark Amsterdam, for small items, without year letter used 1718-1734. The absence of a year letter is not unusual for small silver items, light in weight, 2nd standard silver and made prior 1735. The crowned O and hatchet are later added tax marks.
The folding fork and spoon, unfolded length 12.5 cm, the width of the fork is 1 cm and the maximum width of the spoon is 2 cm.
For more information about these tax marks see:
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32028
Best,
Peter
Gratitude; D. Dekker
Sucket fork; small metal utensil used for eating sweetmeats, or sucket, with a two- or three-pronged fork at one end of the handle and a spoon bowl, usually of teaspoon size, at the other.
A very rare folding "sucket four-pronged fork" and spoon, sucket fork or succade fork made by a good and known silversmith with maker's mark B for: Cornelis Bormeester, active 1730-1785, born in 1708- died 1785. Maker of small silver work, engraved small forks, signet, wax seal/stamp, became apprentice in 1722. The town mark Amsterdam, for small items, without year letter used 1718-1734. The absence of a year letter is not unusual for small silver items, light in weight, 2nd standard silver and made prior 1735. The crowned O and hatchet are later added tax marks.
The folding fork and spoon, unfolded length 12.5 cm, the width of the fork is 1 cm and the maximum width of the spoon is 2 cm.
For more information about these tax marks see:
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32028
Best,
Peter
Gratitude; D. Dekker
Re: Dutch Silver Fork and Spoon Combined
Hi Peter,
Many thanks for your help, much appreciated as my Tardy book is at home which is 350 miles away.
There was a tag on it saying c1720 made in Amsterdam.
Many thanks
James
Many thanks for your help, much appreciated as my Tardy book is at home which is 350 miles away.
There was a tag on it saying c1720 made in Amsterdam.
Many thanks
James
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Re: Dutch Silver Fork and Spoon Combined
Thanks for the reminder. Herewith the link to your fork:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=52924&p=166555&hili ... er#p166555
Peter.
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=52924&p=166555&hili ... er#p166555
Peter.