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This is an a bit unclear case, but ML is most likely goldsmith M, Lundén from the town of Uusikaupunki/Nystad. He was active there 1881-1898. He drowned (1898) during a fishing tour with some other guys. I also had difficulties in finding the answer but I got it from a friend of mine.

Yes, it is Kostroma's mark, BUT! the absence of a maker's mark indicates usually that it is imported goods.

I share Juke's opinion it is fake. Just look at the punches and compare them with the punches on the first object, over stamping, poor handicraft etc etc...Ovchinnikov produced quality not junk.

Peter is probably right but there are two versions of the left looking kokoshnik with big figures. This type of kokshnik was used 1899-1908. Anyway, is it possible to "see" what Cyrillic letters are behind the kokshnik's neck. That could help to identify the assayer and town. That again could help ...

The marks under the Russian import mark are the exporting country's marks. Hardly Lithuanian, but?

Mind me but some times it worth to take a look and read these sites:
https://www.925-1000.com/Frussia.html

Scroll down to headline "Import Marks."......and the other Russian pages too ..... :-)))))))))

Agree, not an easy task. A Dutch dolphin mark on Latvian silver ??? Category "mistake" or... What is the "mistake"?
...sometimes also mistakenly used on old and foreign objects.


Interesting case anyway. This dolphin mark mislead me for a while...then I found it in Latvijas Sudrabkali, Darbi un ...

Nice doing Oel. Agree, it is Hauffe. It took some time before I found the same master. What does the mark to the left show?

Somehow, most likely Riga/Latvia 1899-1907. Unfortunately bad punches, anyway, the assayer is likely Kliment Zagayevsky (looks like КЗ), but the maker ???

The maker is Adalbert G. Berg in Riga in Latvia ~ 1899. The assayer КЗ is Kliment Zagayevsky.

No, not Russian made, the mark tells that it is imported goods between 1908-27. Unfortunately the the exporting country is unknown. Anyway, Germany would be the best guess, but...?

It is a Russian tea spoon (depending on its size). There are some alternatives, but НП could be Nikolay Pavlov in Moscow 1885-1927, or?

Sorry, don't buy it. The frame looks "round" because of the round shape of the ring. In addition, the frame should be round/circular but not only a square with rounded corners. Compare to the "roundness" of the frame's both sides for the fineness mark (88). In reality the fineness frame is always ...

Please note that the small mark (КФ) had a round frame. There were some other makers using the same initials but with a different frame.

OK, it happens. Anyway, in that case what makes you think it is Jensen?

Please show the maker's mark and other marks if you believe it to made by Jensen? Like Sasropakis wrote, imported but where from?

Please show the whole object. The craftsmanship can tell more because there are alternative makers...

No, nothing indicates Russia here.

This object (a knife rest) has mismatching markings. It has an older St. Petersburg's fineness mark and a later Soviet oval Moscow hallmark 1927-54. It could be a later "overstamp" by the SU authorities, but? In such cases the old Russian marks were often scratched/destroyed. It could also be a fake ...

Looks like it is made in memory of the capitulation of the nazi regime in Norway 8.5.1945.
( BTW. NM stands for norskt mönster i.e. Norwegian Pattern.)