Featured Dutch Spoon

Discussion in 'Silver' started by i need help, Dec 23, 2019.

  1. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    If you look at the example B notes in the link, you will see that the letter on Minerva's head is called a C, but the open side of the C is facing down in the picture (meaning that the bottom side of the C is on the left. This implies that the letter on yours is an A.
     
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Not sure what you want to compare?
     
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  3. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Seems as though I dont need to compare, since you’ve cracked the code. :happy:
    Do you know what the A indicates?
     
  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Total WAG, but Amsterdam seems reasonable. @Any Jewelry ?
     
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  5. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Thank you, seems reasonable! :)
     
  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yep, A is Amsterdam #1. Amsterdam had two offices.:rolleyes:
     
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  7. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Thank you, I think the maker marks are smooshed, and unreadable.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The maker's mark looks like JIW? Or IW with a symbol over it? Neither options are in my database.:sorry:
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The A being for Amsterdam is because Amsterdam had the main assay offices, not because Amsterdam starts with an A.;) Rotterdam is a D, for instance, and Schoonhoven an M.
     
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  10. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Thank you for checking, :)
     
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  11. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Update
    This has been tentatively I.D. As
    Possibly Simon Woortman. A swan over SW.
    @Any Jewelry, let me know if you would like a printed copy of the mark for your records.
    Thank you to @sabre123 for helping me tech-wise, with this mission. :)
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Would love to have it, thank you.:kiss: The mark sounds right, and he seems to have specialized in spoons and servers.

    This is what I found in Dutch:
    Simon Woortman, Amsterdam, ca 1815 - 1844.
    Meesterteken : zwaantje boven SW in vierkant = Master (maker's) mark : swan over SW in a square.
     
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Check your inbox.
     
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    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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