Sterling spoon

[Redskinsyo1]

Can’t find any info it’s marked Sterling Pat’d then I think the letter D after that. Also says the name E. G. Hines found metal detecting today and can’t find any info on the name

 

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[invent4hir]

To help ID, please post pictures of both sides of the spoon next to a ruler or something to scale it to. Also a close up of the markings.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

As invent4hir mentioned, without pics there's very little we can do to assist you in your research.
When researching items like cutlery a lot of information is gathered from the style/design, maker info, even the amount of wear that is evident adds to the background history of a piece.

I did a quick online search and found nothing on Hines or E.G. Hines.
Dave

 

[invent4hir]

Searching for E. G. Hines and spoon results in a few hits on eBay. There is also a lot 919 at the bottom of webpage https://www.marks4antiques.com/apa/Assorted-Silver-Serving-Pieces--22d5de described as sterling silver pierced nut spoon with a beaded handle and a medallion, and a sterling server with a tapered everted right rim. The spoon is stamped "Sterling", "E.G. Hines", ... The same set also appeared on https://www.aspireauctions.com/#!/catalog/98/548/lot/26788 where it sold for $316.25. Unable to find any info on E.G. Hines so far...

 

[A2coins]

Dang that's a sweet fing

 

[Red-Coat]

Just tidying up some blasts from the past (including some very ancient ones), largely for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

E.G. Hines will be a retail jeweller and, since nothing much shows up from Doctor Google, probably a small or short-lived one.

The two items on the Aspire Auctions site linked above by @invent4hir are not a ‘set’ since they’re from different makers and only one of them has the Hines mark. The pierced spoon with the ‘G. Hines’ stamp has the manufacturer mark for the J.B. & S.M. Knowles Company of Providence, RI. It’s their ‘Strasbourg’ pattern, designed by William C. Codman in 1897. It’s not a given that Knowles was the only producer for Hines though.