Silver spoon - Unknown country

[anikopol]

Hi all,

Here is a silver spoon about which I do not know a lot because I did not identify the marks.
According to me, probably made at the end of 19th or beginning of 20th.

I see two marks :
OW in an octagon : maker's mark ?
a lion head : unidentified mark

Here is two pics :



Thanks for your help !

[huszas76]

Hello! Your "unidentified" hallmark is Austria-Hungary between 1872-1922, for small items, 750‰ silver content.
Check here: http://www.925-1000.com/Faustria_02.html
Best regards!
Krisztián

[AG2012]

Hi,
Austria-Hungary mark used from 1867-1922 (.750 standard).
http://www.925-1000.com/Faustria_02.html
Regards

[AG2012]

Krisztián is right about 1872, the letter for assay office being within the mark.
Cannot identify ‚‚I‚‚
It was used for Klagenfurt until 1867 but changed to ‚‚K‚‚ after that.

[AG2012]

letter ‚‚I‚‚ was asigned to Bolzano (Bozen).
Take a look here.
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... no#p123021
Data are very reliable because my two figural spoons from Bozen had different letters and engraved Bozen on both (no mistake).

[anikopol]

Many thanks for your help Krisztián and AG2012 !

After some cleaning, I see :
- on the left of the lion head : probably the letter "I" AG2012 is refering to.
- on the right of the lion head : maybe "4" ? What is the signification of this ?

Thanks !

[AG2012]

Number ‚‚4‚‚ is .750 standard
Letter ‚‚I‚‚ stands for Bolzano assay office after dissolution from Bregenz H2 assay office, (my link).
Regards

[anikopol]

Thanks AG2012.
Do you know a book on Autrian silversmith for this period ?

[AG2012]

Wiener Gold- und Silberschmiede
Author: Waltraud Neuwirth

[anikopol]

Thanks for the reference.

[blakstone]

The office letter "I/J" was not assigned until 1 Apr 1898, when it was given to the Innsbruck office (which, prior to that, had used the code "H1" as a satellite of the Bregenz office). It was never, as far as I can tell, assigned to the Bozen office (although the Bozen office does appear to have fallen under the jurisdiction of the Innsbruck office at that time).

That said, the maker "OW" here is almost certainly Otto Wilfling of Innsbruck.