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doc Posts: 730 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 11-22-2004 04:10 PM I have a pair of serving spoons that are hallmarked for London 1785 with a maker's mark of CU. Any suggestions for the name of the maker? IP: Logged
Silver Lyon Posts: 363 Registered: Oct 2004	posted 11-23-2004 06:55 AM What you have is much more fun! This is a Chinese Export mark attributed usually to Cutshing of Old China Street, Canton. He was working the the period c.1825-1850. I imagine that he was in fact trying to copy the London hallmark for 1825 (the k is lower case) but forgot to make an uncrowned leopard. This is CU's BEST set of pseudo-hallmarks in terms of looking real. - I am sure that the clever moderator will be able to post a picture of the mark for all to see?? CU made a whole range of pieces from salt spoons thru' to entree dishes which are always of really good quality workmanship - even his spoons are really nice and well balanced. If you refer to Paul Lemieux's posting Unknown Marks 12-01-03 you will see another set of CU's (nothing like so well cut, and probably a little later) pseudo-hallmarks. [This message has been edited by Mod assistant (edited 04-20-2023).] IP: Logged
doc Posts: 730 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 11-23-2004 10:15 AM How delightful! I can post a picture of the marks later this week. May I say that you are a very welcome addition to the Silver Forum, Silver Lyon! IP: Logged
doc Posts: 730 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 11-23-2004 10:24 AM Sorry-should have looked at the thread you attached first. The marks on my spoons are very different than those shown in Paul's thread.In particular, the CU mark is very different-on mine the letters are not conjoined and are typical capital letters contained in a rectangle. Also, the remaining hallmarks on the spoons shown in Paul's thread are "cruder" than mine. I will post a photo this evening, and you can see what you think. IP: Logged
doc Posts: 730 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 11-24-2004 10:21 AM I have had the two spoons tucked away for quite a while and hadn't really looked at them. While the CU mark is very different than the mark that Paul's thread shows, the remaining hallmarks are similar to the Cutshin marks. I guess the mystery is solved, which is very exciting!! I will post a photo of the marks, so that you can see the difference. IP: Logged

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