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18th Century Swedish (?) Sterling Serving Spoons -Funny monograms

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Silver2165 of 3126A Russian Spoon, gifted to me by Godfather, very good for cereal!Mystery function of Sterling Item?
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    Posted 10 years ago

    BigTex
    (107 items)

    I look up these hallmarks years ago and was told they were 18th Century Swedish spoons. What is different is how each generation struck thru the previous generation's monogram and engraved their own initials. It just strike me as hilarious (and a little sad) to deface a parent's monogram and add your own. Maybe it is a Swedish thing, I have never seen that done before.

    It is interesting to see the difference in engraving/font styles over about 150 years.

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    1. BHock45 BHock45, 10 years ago
      bigtex, nice....can you repost the back of the spoons so I can look up markings? I can't see them too well.
    2. BHock45 BHock45, 10 years ago
      Big tex, I have a large collection of coin silver spoons. I believe these to be 700, 800, or coin. I do not know, however, that these are 1700's unless otherwise dated on the back. Most spoons from the 1700's-1800's have a "rats tail". They are also straight and tapered, like a "coffin". Hence the name coffin spoons. The curvy handles came later. Here is one of my earlier examples...although I do believe it is early 1800's, not 1790's. I would love to help date them though. And yes, I agree about the initials, I would say that they changed families completely. Like if I bought a spoon and it had someone elses initials I would cross them out and put my own. I wouldn't do that, but I am just sayin
    3. BHock45 BHock45, 10 years ago
      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/83373-english-sterling-silver-teaspoon--georg

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