HELP, please! Maker's Mark on Antique Baby Spoon

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JoeB unregistered	posted 06-25-2004 02:00 PM [01-1582] Hello! Does anyone recognize this maker's mark? It appears to be a tree (oak?) within a diamond. Given the other three marks, I believe the maker's German. It's been an interesting odyssey researching silver marks on the Web today! Thanks in advance for your help! The piece is has "1892" engraved in the bowl. I was surprised that the spoon might be German because the artwork on the handle depicts what appears to be a Scottish couple. (The man is holding a bagpipe.) IP: Logged
Marc Posts: 414 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 06-26-2004 01:14 AM Hi there, Yep, it is a product of Germany.. 800, a crescent moon and a crown. for sure. Maker, I do not know. Sorry Marc IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 06-26-2004 01:27 PM Hi JoeB, I suspect that your spoon is a demitasse rather than baby spoon. Rainwater refers to these as Dresden spoons for the lovely porcelain handles made by Meissen and other factories in the area, and in her Spoons Around the World book there is an example very similar to yours. As for the bagpipes, while they're usually associated with Scotland, the pipes have been documented as far back as the 11th century in Spain, and were fairly well-known as "peasant" instruments throughout Europe from the 14th century on. Cheryl IP: Logged
JoeB unregistered	posted 06-27-2004 11:07 AM Thanks very much for your help, Marc & Cheryl! I really appreciate your time. IP: Logged
Kimo Posts: 1627 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 06-28-2004 08:57 AM One additional bit, the 800 would refer to the purity of the silver - 800 parts per thousand. By comparison, sterling is 925 parts per thousand. IP: Logged

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