This c. 1980s spoon, set with lapis and ivory, was made by E. Austin Goodwin (b.1930, d.2023), long-time professor and chairman of Fine Arts at...
Recent acquisition, a late 19th-early 20th century David Andersen replica of a 17th century kroneskje (crown spoon): [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Feel sure I've shown this spoon before, my plique-à-jour dragonfly spoon, have never seen another like it... [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Thanks, Komo - haven't counted recently, but around fifty in my collection... ~Cheryl
Used to collect sets of Norwegian enamel mocha/demitasse spoons, but sold them off 15-20 years ago - one set I couldn't let go, and finally found...
I've loved them all my life - and they land on me all the time, always surprised when people are afraid of them. When I had a pool, my backyard...
I just really want this piece... ~Cheryl
Starting with a piece I just received in a Christmas spoon exchange in a silver group I belong to - an amazingly wonderful gift, coming with a...
This cute guy is most likely a cheese knob/button, used to steady a cheese ball or block of cheese when cutting or scooping a serving rather than...
'TENN' is Swedish for pewter, 'BKT' is maker Börje & Karin Tennung in Borås ('B') - Börje Tennung, who changed his surname, continued his father...
Suspect you're thinking of 'Argentium', which came out in the 1990s, typically either .935 or .960 fineness. Britannia standard is .958...
Cherubim are angels, represented in various forms, usually human, and could be male or female, represented as adult or child - there was a variety...
'silverhammer', who recommended the stripper on the above link, was the late Jeff Herman, silversmith, restoration expert and conservator, and...
Just Andersen was the maker ('tin' is Danish for 'pewter')... ~Cheryl
They are cherub/angel spoons (kerubsked/kerubske/kerubskje), a Scandinavian form dating back to the late 16th century, most common in the 17th -...
Heh, Marote was a bit quicker... Believe it's clear this isn't really my area in silver, but we've seen similar here before:...
Eh, call me silly, but just have a really difficult time with an Arabic '800' mark and calligraphic name (or an Ottoman tughra) on a South...
The '800' indicates it is 800/1000 silver, the crescent & crown guarantees that it is at least .800 fineness. I'm viewing this on a...
City marks went out of use when the crescent & crown 'reichsmark' came into use in 1886. Feel sure they're partially struck marks of Martin Mayer...
Yup... ~Cheryl
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