Spoon and Fork Set, Russian?

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NigelJK
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Spoon and Fork Set, Russian?

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I have been given a Spoon and Fork set. The person giving it to me was sure that it was French and from around 1804. I have researched the marks on the items and have I think discovered that they are in fact Russian. The marks read as:

R & C indistinct mark after the C then an 8 and then a 4 then the city mark(?) which is a Bow.
The makers name is long and I think in Cyrillic, and starts CN.

I've not found a match for the city Mark after scouring the internet and I think the 84 is a pre-standardisation Russian 84.
An help identifying these is much appreciated.
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Re: Spoon and Fork Set, Russian?

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Hi,
Are you able to post a more close up picture of the marks? Then you will get better answers. :-)
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Re: Spoon and Fork Set, Russian?

Post by dognose »

Hi Nigel,

Welcome to the Forum.

Have a read of this article, especially the final part.

http://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Trev.
NigelJK
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Re: Spoon and Fork Set, Russian?

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Thanks for the welcome.
These shots were as close as I could get. If I blow them up they are very indistinct. They were taken using a DSLR and a macro lens, but it does not allow very close ups. Any advice on how to get clear images much appreciated.

I didn't see the article as these are definitely solid silver. I'll carry out a bit more research as the donor was sure they were French (and after reading the article thats were I'll look).

Thanks for your help so far.
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Re: Spoon and Fork Set, Russian?

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Hi -

my grandmother always said: You can lead a horse to water but you can´t make them drink!

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Re: Spoon and Fork Set, Russian?

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They are French silverplate, suggest you look at the article.

Regards, Tom
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