Rattail teaspoon, French?

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mk209
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Rattail teaspoon, French?

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Trying to identify where this teaspoon is from? It has a small fiddle end and a really heavy bowl making it a little odd. It has a makers mark of MA and has other stamped letters plus the owners initial of M on the other side.

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If anyone can help it would be great to finally solve the mystery as I’ve had this a while now.

Thanks,

Matt.
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Re: Rattail teaspoon, French?

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Hi Matt,

I believe that is a Maltese assayer's mark, probably between 1722 and 1773.

Trev.
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Re: Rattail teaspoon, French?

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Wow that is a surprise! Thanks Trev. It’s not often I get to find any Maltese silver let alone something that old, really pleased!
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