Possibly Italian spoon

[techsol]

Hi,

I am trying to identify this 800std spoon. It has a makers mark of AP below the figure of a poodle. I have found an old thread in the silverplate forum that appears to be the same maker viewtopic.php?t=13937 Does anyone have any ideas on country of origin and makers name?

Many Thanks
Martin.

[dognose]

Hi Martin,

This used to be popular way of marking plated wares in Italy (arg.800, arg.1000, etc.), with the arg. being short for 'argentato' = plated. As the use of such marking was misleading, the Italian Government forbade its use some years ago.

I'm sure I found some information about the mysterious 'AP', if I find it I'll add it later.

Trev.

[techsol]

Many thanks Trev.

Martin.