Posted 10 years ago
MrsMay
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So I do not have much information on these, only that a jeweler said they were valuable and from Asia, Thailand if I recall correctly but she was going through a lot of things and I'm not 100% sure.
They are a pair of demitasse sized spoons with green enamel on the back and enameling on the handles. They have an "E" inscribed in the scoop.
I would love any information anyone might have.
I'd be looking at Danish or Russian makers too.
But looking at the engraving on the bowls .... Think Russian !!!!
Interesting... Grandma had some Danish ancestry but I don't know about Russian. Though that would be fascinating. She did do quite a bit of traveling in Russia.
Those marks are very difficult to see in tour photo.
Try this:
http://www.925-1000.com/Frussia.html
&
http://www.925-1000.com/dm_menu.html
I've just had a look at those marks and blew them up a bit.
Do they have 84?
84 zolotnoki = .875 silver in the Russian system.
That engraved "E" that you mention may not be an E at all.
I think it is a letter of the Cyrillic Alphabet: the Russian alphabet.
It is an older form of the alphabet: the letter is "L".
Does that have any family significance?
Sorry, vetraio, but I don't see 'L' at all. As you doubtlessly know, Cyrillic 'L' takes after Lambda, and the engraved letter isn't close. If anything, it's closer to Cyrillic 'G' (after Gamma), but even then the lettering would be overly embellished to the point of distortion.
Hi NOOB! These Russian alphabets can be really difficult. I think they go back to the 15th century. They are often very stylised.
I think finding the right one is difficult. I found one "TYGRA" mentioned gere:
http://tygra.ru/v.2/cdrom/shrifty.shtml
It comes from an alphabet found on this page:
http://www.typophile.com/node/18060
Have a look at the form of the Cyrillic 'G' and note the flourish to the right of the main stroke. Whereas the Cyrillic 'L' has the flourishes to the left.
You may well be correct ..... but the discussion has started and I believe we are on the right track with an attribution to a Russian maker rather than a Thai maker.
Stunning pieces -- And WELCOME !!
Could do with a clean and another picture of just the marks close up really ,
they do look russian ...
if you have a problem with close ups use a magnifying glass infront of the camera , (works for me )
Sd
Stunning spoons