Can anyone help me with the maker?

[mariok]

Hi,

Can anyone help me with the maker of this spoon. The photos are not brilliant, I'm afraid, but I think that the marks are clear enough. Does it also look genuine? I was taken with the French inscription, thinking that this probably added to the likelihood that it is genuine, but you never know.

Many thanks in advance.

Mario

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[Qrt.S]

Your spoon is Russian and made in St Petersburg in 1878. The maker is a Finn, Enock Johan Sistonen born 7.9.1836 in Rantasalmi Finland. He became master 1868 and marked to 1906. The assayer is Ivan Yestigneyev 1870-1894. Yes, your spoon is genuine.

[Zolotnik]

Hi -

the inscription is in German = May 10th 1887
Typical inscription (anniversary, wedding, birthday, etc.)on silver used in the German speaking Baltic states like Estonia.

Regards
Zolotnik

[mariok]

Your spoon is Russian and made in St Petersburg in 1878. The maker is a Finn, Enock Johan Sistonen born 7.9.1836 in Rantasalmi Finland. He became master 1868 and marked to 1906. The assayer is Ivan Yestigneyev 1870-1894. Yes, your spoon is genuine.

Good Morning,

Many thanks for that, I could find the assayer, but for some reason could not pin down the maker. You have been immensely helpful, as usual.

Thank you again

Mario

[mariok]

Hi -

the inscription is in German = May 10th 1887
Typical inscription (anniversary, wedding, birthday, etc.)on silver used in the German speaking Baltic states like Estonia.

Regards
Zolotnik

Good Morning Zolotnik,

I had not even been thinking of Germann (not realising that it shared 'Mai' with the French). My reasoning was probably far too romantic and based upon a limited reading of the great classic authors where French seemed to be the preferred language of the nobility and wealthy, but your explanation seems far more sound.

I'm glad that the verdict is that it is genuine, only a spoon, but I like to think that it has history.

Many thanks again for all of your help.

Mario