Indeed, have had one in my collection for many years, I like Japanese spoons. ~Cheryl
That's the Japanese geisha with umbrella (wagasa) spoon, fairly common with a number of variants, but still a desirable souvenir spoon. They were...
Early to mid 19th century American coin silver was occasionally marked 'Standard', 'Dollar', or 'Premium' as an indicator of fineness... ~Cheryl
The clover is Alexander Sturm's mark... ~Cheryl
Late 19th-early 20th century nickel silver type alloy containing a small amount of silver. From a 1915 trade publication: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Even though partially obscured, it does look like 'AK', perhaps the other side's mark, if present, is a bit more clear - and yes, it was a...
Personally, like many other silver collectors, believe if a piece is properly marked, in a style and construction appropriate to the era and the...
As already said, have no issue with 22 karat gold being 88 zolotnik, it's a unit of measure, as illustrated by the chart you posted, but those are...
The entire piece would be silver-gilt, the only piece that might be gold would be the applied dates. Again, not at all qualified on Russian...
While 22 karat gold would be 88 zolotniks, that was not a Russian standard, so it wouldn't have been marked as such - it is, as already mentioned,...
Nice, Jeff! Don't have many of my souvenir spoon books available at the moment, but can give you a bit of info (if you don't already have it)....
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Your link shows a spoon for serving honey (have one similar in pewter somewhere around here), the spoon bowl would have the lip facing down into...
It is a Barker Bros. trademark, and it's a silverplate wine coaster... ~Cheryl
It's silverplate, right around mid 20th century, made by New York City based firm Victor Obler... ~Cheryl
Roman silver spoons:...
Keep looking for marks, they might even be hidden in the design, there should be a maker's mark and a circular date letter. You have found, as...
Reproduction of an ancient Roman spoon, most likely a 'Corinium Christening Spoon'... ~Cheryl
It bears the German reichsmark (crescent & crown), so no earlier than 1886, the mark appears to be Simon Rosenau, out of business by 1932 - it...
Looks like a mop hat (or mob cap, as already suggested) - they were still being worn for bedtime when I was a kid in the '60s, can also remember...
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