

I have done my research but I am here for the correct answers. The gothic letter I think is a "C" and that would mean the spoon was from 1887. The makers mark is the least well preserved mark and this is my speculative idea. I thought the first letter was was an "E" or a "B" and the second letter a possible "M". When I tried a search "BM" in this Dutch Silver Forum I turned up "BM" over a 6 pointed star and the partnership "Willem Baksteen & Cornelis Johannes Middendorp, registered in Rotterdam 1861/1889".
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The date of the spoon would be in their working period but is that a "D" for Rotterdam on the Minerva head? It is difficult to find good photographed examples of the various lettered Minerva heads for comparison. Also the the 6 pointed star does not have much definition on my spoon. I had thought it was a crown or a shield.
Please help me with my spoon's identification and do you think it was a spoon that had a particular purpose?
Thanks
Fishless