French spoon - who is maker 'I*D'?

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French spoon - who is maker 'I*D'?

Postby MLF » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:29 pm

Hello Forum,

I recently aquired this spoon:
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I presume the spoon is French. It measures 8 ¼", is rather heavy and has an unusually (to me at least) elongated bowl. Does anyone know the maker? I can be 'I*D' or perhaps 'J*D'. Why would the maker strike his mark three times?
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I'm also puzzled by the fact that the initials 'VB' (presumably the original owner) have been engraved with dots in front as well as after the letters.
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I wonder if anyone can enlighten me about this peculiar spoon?

Kind regards

Mikael

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