Radlpunze Prague 1857 + MS

[silverfan]

Hi all,

big spoon circa 28 cm, Austria-Hungary Prague 1857 with maker's mark "MS". Who is the maker? All hints welcome.




Regards silverfan

[meyrink]

MS - Schneider Matyáš Karel (*15.2.1802 - 24.1.1877)

[silverfan]

Thank you very much for your quick answer. Perhaps you know some details. When Schneider became master? In Prague? Where did you find these deteils?
Regards silverfan

[blakstone]

Matyáš Karel [Matthias Karl] Schneider, born 15 Feb 1802 in Prague, the son of goldsmith František [Franz] Schneider (1773-1827) & Anna Zdárská. Roman Catholic; baptized the day of his birth at Church of St. Francis Seraphicus in Prague. Apprenticed to his father 1812-1817. Master 17 Jun 1829; Prague citizen 9 Jun 1835. Married 12 Nov 1834 to Frantiska Barbora Krátká (1809-1866). 3rd guild warden 1856-1857. Three children: Mathilda Johanna (1835-1859); Karl Ferdinand, (b. 1836; a silversmith who succeeded him) & Walburga Anna, (b. 1840). Died 24 Jan 1877 in Prague.

Hope this helps!

Ref: Josef Hráský, Výrobní značky zlatnických, stříbrnických a ozdobnických mistrů v Čechách v letech 1806-1860 (Prague: Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze, 1981) p. 91 & 162, maker/mark #410; (augmented by my own primary research at the Prague Archives, a truly remarkable online resource.)

[silverfan]

Great!! Many thanks blakstone.
Regards silverfan