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Waylander Posts: 131 Registered: Sep 2004	posted 04-28-2007 04:59 AM [01-2574] Hi all On a recent visit to an antiques store in the Blue Mountains (NSW, Australia), I came across a number of odd little spoons. They featured marks that I was not familiar with. On a hunch, I bought one for further study. Comments: Appears to be a person waving on top of a monkey (?!) About 7 cm long Quality is not great Marks as follows: on the left, ?B (maybe KB?). Middle - a flower or bird looking object. Right - an animal looking right? Above that is a couple of bumps, which look like part of the "flower" shaped Austrian purity mark (that flower shape) Would certainly appear to be silver, despite the lack of a purity indicator I have (hopefully) attached some photos Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks in advance Waylander IP: Logged
venus Posts: 282 Registered: Jul 2005	posted 04-28-2007 09:09 AM Spoons from the early to mid 1700's had the same type of back. At least some in the US did. IP: Logged
DB Posts: 252 Registered: May 2006	posted 04-28-2007 09:28 AM Unfortunately your spoon is not from the 1700s, but a Dutch production of the late 19th, early 20th century, - as far as I can see the eagle mark on your spoon is pictured as No. 464 in K.A.Citroen:Valse Zilvermerken in Nederland, B.V.Noord-Hollandsche Uitgeversmaatschappoj, Amsterdam, New York, Oxford, 1977 (Phony {apocryphical} silvermarks of the Netherlands) and I am sure you would find the other marks there too. IP: Logged
Waylander Posts: 131 Registered: Sep 2004	posted 04-28-2007 07:49 PM Thanks Venus / DB I suspected that it was a replica, but that doesn't overrdide the fact that finding out such information is fun! Regards Waylander IP: Logged

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