who made these silver spoons?

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

These are two silver spoons I dug. Can anybody tell me when they were made? Any input would be appreciated.

 

[jpyzowski]

Hello DiggerDave,

I can tell the first spoon looks like it was made in 1805 , .925 sterling and was made in London England.

I found that info on this website. http://www.925-1000.com
I'm sure if you poke around a bit you will find more info about it, and possibly your other spoon too.

BTW - I Live in Altoona i was hoping to try to get a hunt together once we get rid of all this snow. Those are some nice finds. I'm just starting to dabble into metal detecting. I hope to find some good stuff this year.

 

[Montana Jim]

Hey jpyzowski - I almost agree with you. Based on the date and duty marks however, I'm thinking 1785.

This is what I found...



Sorry about the other one - can't read a thing there.

 

[jpyzowski]

Hey jpyzowski - I almost agree with you. Based on the date and duty marks however, I'm thinking 1785.

This is what I found...

Yep i think you are right.. After looking at it again i was looking at the wrong column.

 

[Montana Jim]

Hey jpyzowski - I almost agree with you. Based on the date and duty marks however, I'm thinking 1785.

This is what I found...

Yep i think you are right.. After looking at it again i was looking at the wrong column.

Great job on the source... I use the same site.

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

Hey jpyzowski - I almost agree with you. Based on the date and duty marks however, I'm thinking 1785.

This is what I found...

Yep i think you are right.. After looking at it again i was looking at the wrong column.

Great job on the source... I use the same site.

Thanks for the info. The big spoon is alot older than I thought. Do you think it would be worth getting repaired? I made a drawing of the mark on the small spoon. I just couldn't get a clear pic of the mark. I am always into going metal detecting. We need this snow cover to go away.

 

[Tuberale]

Regarding the lower stamps: these may be upside down. One of the markings I read as "BI" not "84".

 

[jpyzowski]

Regarding the lower stamps: these may be upside down. One of the markings I read as "BI" not "84".

I'm going to have to disagree - 84 = 84 Zolotniki = 84/96 or 875/1000 parts pure silver or .875

I believe the markings are Russian minted. My guess is 1855 - 1918 - AT looks like maybe Alexander Tillander St. Petersburg

DM might actually be BM which would = Vasily Makalov - Moscow 1823-1867

841 1/2 looks like it might be a date like 1841 or something along those lines... Just my 2 cents...
Thats about the best i can do..

 

[Mackaydon]

I agree about the "84". In 1798, the 84 zolotniki (.875) standard became the most commonly seen silver standard used in Russia throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. And if the assayer is AT, the city mark for St. Petersburg (since 1741) would be two anchors crossing a scepter.

 

[DCMatt]

Nice job on the pics!

DCMatt

 

[traderoftreasures]

I wasn't born with any one of those in my mouth

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

I wasn't born with any one of those in my mouth

I wasn't either. I would rather have one of them under my loop!