Can anyone help please?

[cyclopstoo]

Hi, my wife and I bought these small 3.5 inch long silver spoons at a local auction a few months ago and despite hunting the net we are really struggling to find any info. They are quite roughly cast as inside the bowl feels gritty but the reverse is polished, they appear quite rustic/handcast poss, we did think at one point of Iona but cannot find any ref to any similarity with anything there other than the Celtic symbolism. We would be gratefull for any info or pointers. Regards,cyclopstoo.
Photos hopefully at, http://s1059.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... o/library/

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.



How would describe the device between the 'C' and the 'A'?

Trev.

[cyclopstoo]

Hi,The best description I can come up with is it looks a greek galley but has a tail or pip pointing down from the middle at the bottom in the middle or possibly wheat sheafs in a cart but again it can't be because of the point on the bottom. An alternative description is from left to right starting extreme left a flat horizontal a couple of leaning together inverted v,s a small gap and another couple of inverted v,s leaning and finished with another solid horizontal the extreme ends of both horizontals curve down and join up to form a boat hull type of shape with a downward solid pip in the centre of the hull. please bare in mind that the total size of this is approx 4mm. Hope this helps.

[dognose]

It's just a shot in the dark, but it may be worth dropping this firm a line:

Celtic Art Ltd, 1 Hawbank Rd, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G74 5EG

Celtic Art Ltd is a second generation family business run by brother and sister Jennifer Robson and Philip Hynd. The business originated in Glasgow in 1945, originally part of a company of small cottage industries aiding the rehabilitation of injured ex servicemen after the war by giving them a craft.

They registered 'CA' marks with the Edinburgh Assay Office, but as your spoons were not assayed, they may have used another mark at some time in their history.

Please be sure to let us know of any results of the enquiry.

Trev.