Help me please to identify the craftsman.

[Elena Russ]

Hello dear Sirs.

My ancient article from Swedish (the year 1856) bears the silversmith‘s mark BOA (or ROA).
Help me please to identify it craftsman.
Thank you.

[blakstone]

I'm pretty sure it's "F.O.A." for Fredrik Oskar Ahlström (1818-1885), working in Södertälje from 1846. His widow, Mathilda Qvarnström (1832-1916) continued his shop until 1890.

The city mark is St. Ragnhild, taken from the Södertälje arms.

Hope this helps!

Ref: Kersti Holmqvist, Svenskt Silversmide: Guld- och Silverstämplar 1850-1912 (Nordiska Museets Förlag: Stockholm, 1995), p. 254.