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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quirkygirl, post: 107555, member: 106&quot;]Just sharing *coughshowingoffcoughcough* my recently acquired &quot;silver plated&quot; spoons ... 2 are marked with the Russian standard 84, which corresponds to 84/96 parts pure silver ... or .875 silver.&nbsp; These also are stamped with the Moscow city mark of St. George astride a horse.&nbsp; The maker and assayer marks are incomplete (or worn) and I can only guess at them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to know what these were used for?&nbsp; The large is 7¼&quot; (18.3cm) long with a bowl measuring over 2&quot; (5.4cm) across, the smalls are 5¼&quot; and just under 5&quot; (13cm and 12.5cm) long.</p><p><br /></p><p>The designs on the back of their bowls are so pretty ... almost too pretty to use.&nbsp; My favorite is the unmarked one, which is the smallest - a mystery why there is no stamping on it, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]27098[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>back detail of the large spoon</p><p>[ATTACH=full]27099[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>stamps on the handle of large spoon</p><p>I see maker mark &quot;M.C.&quot; for Mikhail Fyodorvich Sokolov (1860-1890) and a partial assay with the date of 1889</p><p>[ATTACH=full]27101[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>detail of the two small spoons</p><p>[ATTACH=full]27100[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Stamp on the marked small spoon.&nbsp; I see фИ for Fyodor Ivanov (1843-1882) and an assay date of 187?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]27102[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>and ... just because it&#039;s my favorite ... the detail of the small unmarked spoon</p><p>[ATTACH=full]27103[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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