Vienna, Austria 800 Silver Spoon with Maker's Mark "A-P

[shlaybe]

Hi,
I spent countless hours before figuring out what I know so far, and still...
This spoon has 3 marks in the gold washed bowl, and no others (only a mono @ back).
The left is within a diamond shape, and depicts the Rep. of Austria Toucan facing left, with city "W" (Vienna) on below beak on left, followed by what I believe is the #4 for 800 Silver Purity because the mark on the right is "800" within a square cartouche.
Help--the center mark is "A-P" within a circle that appears to have been pinched at the center..
Can someone tell me who made this?
Thanks ahead of time,
AM

[Bahner]

Hello, this mark is not documented by the Viennese MAK (Museum für angewandte Kunst). So it is either just that: not yet documented, or it is not Viennese. In both cases the A-P is most likely not the maker, but just the retailer. There were just a handful of makers of silver cutlery in the Austro-Hungarian empire or its successing states. Klinkosch, Jarosinki & Vaugoin or Sturm must have supplied about 90 % of all cutlery for the region, the smaller manufacturers like Babirad & Zemen or F. Bibus supplied the rest. The shop that finally sold the pieces punched them with his own mark. Best wishes, Bahner

[dognose]

Just bumping this old post.

Could this be Alfred Pollak of Prague (branches in Budapest and Vienna)?

Trev.

[Bahner]

Hello, dont think so, Pollak used AP in a rectangle, no symbols in between. Regards, Bahner

[dognose]

Hi Bahner,

Thanks for your thoughts. The search continues!

Trev.