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From what I've read the origin of the word sterling is that the english mint commisioned german experts to come over and help in the manufacture of coins. This would be in the middle ages. And since the germans came from the east they were known in England as "Easterlings". And thus the standard ...

My god, the old saying about too many cooks comes to mind with this spoon. If this many smiths where involved in making it that is. The shape of the mark with the three dots is very similar to the three crown control mark of Sweden. And even the maker's marks have a swedish feel to them. But the ...

And I agree with you JAKJO,it seems fruitless.I don't think we'll be able to find an exact match.The marks are just too worn.But let's consider that philo stated that he/she was of Irish descent.It would make sense that the spoon would be Norwegian,what with the exstensive timber trade from there to ...

I also turned the mark around and I think we are looking at it the right way.Could the first letter be an E in script?I considered that possibility but still couldn't find any Norwegian or Danish mark that came close.I know that some parts of especially the Norwegian peasantry were conservative in ...

I have to agree with what JAKJO has already said.Spoon looks like ca. 1750.And belongs more to the Danish/Norwegian tradition than the Swedish.To bad that the marks are worn.They have to many possible readings to be sure of anything.But I did look through my books on Denmark and Norway.And no ...

The two small cyrillic letters found in the 84 mark; are the initials of assayer Ivan Lebedkin. This means the piece was marked in Moscow.

Regards Josstrom
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The month mark is badly struck,but I make it out to be the sign of Gemini.The spoons should then have been marked between 22nd of May and 21st of June 1808.

Regards Josstrom

Hello, Lillian
The maker's mark is somewhat hard to make out, but to me it reads NL, and that's the mark of Nicolai Jensen Lyderwahl (b. 1760 d. 1819). Goldsmith to the Royal Court, his widow continued running the business upon his death until 1838.

Hope this helps,
Sincerely Josstrom

Finland may be a good guess, the A's are very similar to the mark of the city of Turku (Ã…bo).And smiths there used to write out the purity in lots as on these spoons.However the absence of firstly; the national assay mark, secondly; of the date letter, does leave this in doubt.I have also checked ...

Check out Norway.This kind of marking with only a name or firm mark and the purity of silver was also used there.

The second mark is the mark of the city of Stockholm.

Regards, Josstrom