Need help with ages & stamps on these silver spoons, I believe 3 are from the 1600s!

[testing123]

Need help with ages & stamps on these silver spoons, I believe 3 are from the 1600s!

Recently got these for just about silver value (not metal detecting find). It looks like 3 are from the 1600s! I don't know about the 4th one. I ran out of luck looking for maker's mark, etc to determine who made them, where and if they're really from the 1600s.

Thank you for any help you can provide on maker, country, age, value!

 

[testing123]

Spoon 1 - wondering if it is from 1697, is the engraving on the bowl done later? Any idea on age? Value? There is a test cut on the bottom.

 

[testing123]

Spoon 2, has inscription of 1692... Is this correct? Possible value?

 

[testing123]

Spoon 3, has some stamps, what looks like 13 in an oval, an L in oval, unknown mark, and then a diamond shape. This one has a crest with 1748 but I don't think it's that old. Can't really read the writing. There is a test cut on the bottom.

 

[testing123]

Spoon 4, may be Norwegian. On the back is an unknown stamp on the stem, maybe "O:HS" and a date which may be 1607, and what looks like a fish? Could this possibly be this early? Any idea if this is correct? Possible value? It does have some wear to the bowl, and has a test cut on the bottom.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I have no idea, but those are nice. Great job

 

[Inspector]

No idea either but the are some beautiful pieces, GL with the ID's

 

[Steve in PA]

They look like Latten spoons to me which would date them to the 1600s, but I'm not a spoon expert.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[tech125]

sterling silver marks research

Try 925-1000.com to research the sterling silver hallmarks on the back of the spoons...

Recently got these for just about silver value (not metal detecting find). It looks like 3 are from the 1600s! I don't know about the 4th one. I ran out of luck looking for maker's mark, etc to determine who made them, where and if they're really from the 1600s.

Thank you for any help you can provide on maker, country, age, value!

 

[Argentium]

If these are as old as indicated by style , hallmarks, and inscribed dates - they likely are highly collectable - I would go to some lengths to locate an expert in early silverware ( these could be museum pieces ) .

 

[Rubka888]

Looks like the real deal to me! This is incredible!. They are amazing! You bought these for silver value? Wow

 

[trdking]

Argentium is correct. Seek out an expert. These could very well be rare and possibly belonged to Royalty at the very least a wealthy family

 

[JamieD]

Congratulations, looks like you did very well for silver price. Spoons 1, 2 and 4 look pretty convincing for 17th century Norwegian silver spoons.

The spoon on the left here:

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20794/lot/28/

Has a very similarly engraved bowl to your spoon 1 (which looks to have Trondheim or similar engraved on the bowl)
And has a similar finial to spoons 2 + 4 which looks to be called a cherub head finial.

Some more similar spoons here and the unidentified makers mark from Bergen looks similar to the mark on your 4th spoon:

https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51617

I’d say you have some rare and valuable spoons!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice spoons!

 

[testing123]

Update: I got a reply from a person who was pretty knowledgeable. It looks like spoons 1 and 2 are just fantasy pieces/fakes made sometime around 1900. I didn't ask about spoon 3. Spoon 4 he said was a 17th century silver spoon from either Norway or Sweden! Although a bit bummed the other two aren't authentic, it's still great to have one!

 

[CRUSADER]

Update: I got a reply from a person who was pretty knowledgeable. It looks like spoons 1 and 2 are just fantasy pieces/fakes made sometime around 1900. I didn't ask about spoon 3. Spoon 4 he said was a 17th century silver spoon from either Norway or Sweden! Although a bit bummed the other two aren't authentic, it's still great to have one!

I'm not to surprised, before I read this I was about to post they look too good to be true. Oh well worth a gamble, & would look good in a display.

 

[JamieD]

That’s a shame, but if one is right still more than worth the money!