Post by codeblue on May 18, 2013 16:56:50 GMT 10
Just found this hidden in a opshop today! Cant find much info on the web about it apart from this relating to a similar sounding spoon...
It's an interesting find you have there, the like of which I have never seen before. And having checked through Jim Yannes' recent book on TR Cutlery and Maker Marks, I note that he does not identify this piece, either. The handle is capped by a version of the M-1927 eagle and swaz -- the first such design to be utilized in a wide variety of representations -- and the maker mark is of an old (from the 19th century) silversmithing firm, though I can't identify it further. The spoon is cast in .900 solid silver, which is 9/10 in pure silver content; this is a standard German silver content, slightly less than "sterling," which is .925 pure silver.
Tableware of all sorts was created and given as gifts to big-wig Nazi leaders on birthdays, anniversaries and numerous other occasions, most often as small sets of six spoons or knives; such sets do not relate to any of the major silverware designs and were probably cast by small jewelers as one-of-a-kind presentations. it would have been very good to have secured some sort of provenance when you purchased this piece -- perhaps a story from a WWII vet who brought it back home and could have mentioned where he picked it up. Hope this is helpful to you; this is indeed a unique piece.
Thought someone on here might have some insight?
It's an interesting find you have there, the like of which I have never seen before. And having checked through Jim Yannes' recent book on TR Cutlery and Maker Marks, I note that he does not identify this piece, either. The handle is capped by a version of the M-1927 eagle and swaz -- the first such design to be utilized in a wide variety of representations -- and the maker mark is of an old (from the 19th century) silversmithing firm, though I can't identify it further. The spoon is cast in .900 solid silver, which is 9/10 in pure silver content; this is a standard German silver content, slightly less than "sterling," which is .925 pure silver.
Tableware of all sorts was created and given as gifts to big-wig Nazi leaders on birthdays, anniversaries and numerous other occasions, most often as small sets of six spoons or knives; such sets do not relate to any of the major silverware designs and were probably cast by small jewelers as one-of-a-kind presentations. it would have been very good to have secured some sort of provenance when you purchased this piece -- perhaps a story from a WWII vet who brought it back home and could have mentioned where he picked it up. Hope this is helpful to you; this is indeed a unique piece.
Thought someone on here might have some insight?
