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Please also note that it was forbidden by law (with a few exceptions) to sell not assayed objects (or unmarked objects) on the Russian market. If Bowe cooperated with Fabergé, why is this case not punched also with Faberge's punch? Maybe it was made before the cooperation? Rather strange object this ...

Mind my asking, but could you ask the owner to send you pictures of the missing marks and as well tell their location (probably on the other half?). All marks should always be shown. This is an interesting case. What a pity that the box have some damages.

To my understanding Fabergé's Moscow branch and the related workshop were founded already in 1887 and managed by the brothers Allan and Charles Bowe, later by Andrea Marchetti. Moreover, Fabergé's London branch was opened 1903 (closed 1915) and managed by Arthur Bowe as from 1907 by Henry Bainbridge ...

No, but I sent you a PM where to find one.

Could be Larinen, but he usually punched with Cyrillic letters. Moreover, the left looking kokshnik was used to 1908. The assayer ЯЛ Jakov Nikolajevich Ljapunov .

You could have shoved better, sharper and especially BIGGER photo of the cleaned punches only. Anyway, please verify the Greek letter behind the kokshnik's neck. It will give you the most likely answer. Moreover, a right looking kokshnik was used 1908-1926... Nazarov is known to have worked some ...

These spoons are Soviet made silver spoons in not less than .960 promille (hardly .990. It is too soft.) They are made in Moscow after 1965 and so "new" that unfortunately I don't know the manufacturer, sorry. Most likely someone else here will tell you the name.

Hi again,
OK, no problem, just asking (wondering), thank you.
BUT! I usually see a ]red flag or at-least a pink one (:-))) when too many marks are punched, but....? thanks anyway.

Dear Amena,

I mentioned that Maltese silver is not familiar to me. I'm out like the mailbox but this interesting. Mind my asking but in your opinion who actually made this fork EC, GT or GP and why so many maker's marks ???

Interesting cups. Mind my asking, but kindly show some bigger and sharper pictures of the marks only for both cups. The maker is likely the mentioned master, but I'd like to see especially the years on the cups. In addition, what is the assayer's first letter in punch ?Д.

Please clean and polish ...

Unfortunately Maltese silver marks are not my "area". The number he 5 could be a year mark but the rest???. Let's hope somebody else can provide more details, sorry. Try internet with "Emidio Critien".

Not much to come with but the maker EC is most likely Emidio Critien around 1818 (?).

Thanks, correcting 1874-82

Yes, it has become clear during the discussion when it also became clear that there were several masters involved. Interesting discussion in anyway. Thanks for that.

For the records there were to brothers Carl Jacob Sophilius Møinichen (1815-1877) and Jacob Møinichen (1812-1877) Both graduated as goldsmiths 1843. They managed a common workshop in CPH. They used both a similar punch Peter shows but used not C.I.M. or CIM punches. The person in this thread is ...

It is Stepan Kuzmich Levin in Moscow who had a rather big silverware workshop there (founded 1875) in Moscow. The assayer is as mentioned Ivan Konstantinov 1874-1886.

Irrelevant, the question here is about the CIM mark without dots and an unclear assaying year! Anyway, it could be Moinichen but the year mark is unclear. If...IF it is 90 it is not Moinichen.

Minor amendment: the first figure in unclear of course.

Moinichen known punch has dots: C.I.M. The second figure is hardly 0 because it differs from the first figure that is 0. Most likely it is 9 (1890). If so, it excludes Moinichen.

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Unfortunately your picture is a bit unsharp, so mind my asking but what is the second figure in the CPH,s townmark (0?)