Help With Box Of Spoons Please

I have a box of very ornate spoons. They have no hallmarks or makers marks of any kind. The box has a distinctive Logo (please see photo). They might be silver plated but they are not magnetic. They look similar to the work of Norwegian silver maker Brodrene Lohne, but the Logo is wrong. Has anyone seen anything like this before. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Liz

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Not sure what they are, but please, can we get rid of the “magnet test?” All that tells you is that the spoons aren’t made of iron, which was a pretty safe bet from the get-go. Almost no other metal is magnetic. Even stainless steel often won’t be affected by a magnet.

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I’ve had no luck searching for the logo. The exercise is a good illustration of the limits of non-human pattern recognition - the search just coughs up endless examples of shiny “K” figures. The AI bot can’t figure out what’s important, and what isn’t. :wink:

In any event, the set appears to be reasonably contemporary. If it were silver, it would certainly be marked. Even if it were silverplate, I think it would be marked. I suspect these spoons, while very attractive, are just stainless steel giftware. But that’s just a guess - it’s not the information that leads me there, but rather, the lack of information, to wit, the absence of any markings.

ETA: But I think you’re correct about one thing - they do sort of shout, “Norway!!” :slight_smile:

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If these are Norwegian spoons, the absence of a silver standard mark, such as .830 and a maker or even a town of origin seems to indicate something other than silver.

So possibly plate or even a nickel silver?

The often used " tele" pattern is similar to that of at least two makers one of which you mentioned.

Here’s another, but this isn’t made by them either:

We can do a trademark search for the image on the outside of the box but they do charge a fee and that might be rather more than the box of spoons itself is worth!

CRWW

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I think I have inadvertently just repeated everything Jeff has said much more precisely than I!

CRWW

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Does that image on top of box lid represent a bird !!! :thinking:

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Yes. Now all we need to find is a silverware company called kråkebrødre, or Crow Bros.

Crow is an English name with both Danish and Viking derivative. Norman Crow was rather a good judge of horse flesh in the sixties and a friend. But he was very English and made no silver.

I did once live and work with two Norwegian women but neither of them taught me their language so I can go no further with this.

CRWW

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To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, “to live with one Norwegian woman, Mr Wilson, may be regarded as good fortune, to live with two looks like greediness”.

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Melchior, nickel-plated, chrome-plated, USSR.

Таллинский Ювелирный Завод

The Tallinn Jewelry Factory is a large enterprise of the USSR, founded in 1950 on the basis of the enterprise of Roman Tavast, known for its artistic products made of precious metals, including silverware, jewelry and insignia.

Купить Набор ложек с фигурными витыми ручками (5 штук). СССР. в интернет-аукционе HabarTorg. Набор ложек с фигурными витыми ручками (5 штук). СССР.: цены, фото, описание Set of spoons with figured twisted handles (5 pieces). USSR.

Meshok Rare set of spoons. Kozakovskaya Filigree. Patterns. Kozakovsky KPUO. Bird. Catalogue

Norway… No way! :rofl:

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The six spoon listed by a Bulgarian seller look about right. But that seller doesn’t tell us much about the product other than it’s plate. You posted a link to the Tallinn Jewelry Factory in Estonia I think. Did you find the K bird trademark was attributed to or otherwise linked to it? That would seem to clinch it. I unfortunately cannot get that link to work so you may have already answered this question. Either way well done.

CRWW

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Forget about the bird! :bird:

Thank You, Christopher! I know it’s hard to agree with a rookie, but you’re not driven by pride. And that impresses me. You’re a noble man…

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Yes, of course the Soviets would never have copied a design that originated elsewhere.

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Cling to the dog’s tail. BTW - The Russians certainly wouldn’t copy you…

I gave a ready answer instead of fantasizing…

Thank you, I hear what you’re saying about the magnetic test, I’ll stop that then.

Thank you, yes I’ve been searching the internet, books etc for weeks and had the same as you. Thank you so much for your time though.

Thank you for all your information. I might just list them on eBay auction and be honest that I don’t know what they are. See what they go for. Someone out there might recognise them.

Ha ha! No worries, I appreciate everything you do.

Yes I think that. I reckon it’s a Cockeral/Rooster

Who knows! Thanks for your help again.

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Thank you, yes it’s still a mystery.