Featured 1803 Frederik Fabritius (1787-1823) Dutch Silver what?

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Sdcookie2, Sep 4, 2022.

  1. Sdcookie2

    Sdcookie2 Well-Known Member

    Picked this up last week , 1803 , is it an olive ladle?
    Thanks Steve PXL_20220905_024101030_copy_768x1365.jpg PXL_20220905_024112602_copy_768x1365.jpg PXL_20220905_024148329_copy_768x1365~2.jpg
     
  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I guess it could drain any small pickled items.......
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Wasn't Frederik Fabritius Danish, although of Dutch origin?
    It is a sugar sifter, not many olives in ca 1800 Northern Europe.;)
    The top mark is the Danish three tower mark.
     
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  4. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member


    Eh, Dutch/Danish - so close (they do both start with 'D').;)

    As AJ said, it's a sugar sifter, the pattern is now typically called 'Empire' - this piece is of the period. In that era, the three-tower mark would indicate Copenhagen, Fabritius the assay-master, the bottom mark looks to be a 'Taurus' symbol (or perhaps 'Aries'), so assayed in May (or April), 1803, at least .826 fineness - the 'FK' maker's mark has been attributed to Franciscus Kozlowsky, working 1798-1813.

    ~Cheryl
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :D
    I don't mind being called Danish, I like the Danish. I don't know how the Danish feel about being called Dutch though, but I suppose there are worse things.:playful:
     
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