Sterling Silver David Andersen Norway Guilloche Spoon British Import Rare Marks

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Sterling Silver David Andersen Norway Guilloche Spoon British Import Rare Marks:
$152.99

Up forsale isan antique sterlingsilver guilloche enamel spoon made by David Andersen Oslo Norway . It measures 4 and 5/8ths inches long. Along the handleis a rowof white and navy blue enamel on top and bottom. Also on the bottomof the spoon is a design of navy blue and white enamel. All the rest of the enamel is a pale blue. There are British hallmarks on the sideof the spoon as shown in photo. Not sure what type of spoon it is, maybe a demitasse spoon coffee or a type of stirring spoon. The hallmarks are as follows a lion a lowercase b an anchor for Birmingham. Further research on this piece and thanks to a fellow er I found out the F stands for Foreign which make this spoon a rare find . This spoon was imported with British hallmarks but was made by David Andersen. I also found that the reason it is marked that way is because they couldn\'t sell this spoon legally withoutthe proper marks. image is part of the description.

The Foreign Mark \"F\"; 1867 and 1876 Customs Acts
\"Foreign\"

To answer concerns that items of foreign manufacture with UK hallmarks could be thought to have been made in the UK, a requirement was introduced for an additional mark, a letter \"F\" in an oval shield signifying Foreign manufacture, to be stamped alongside the usual hallmarks on all foreign made silver and gold items. This requirement was first introduced in 1867 in the Customs Amendment Act (30 & 31 Vict. c. 82 s. 24). That statute was later repealed by the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876 (39 &40 Vict. c. 36); but the requirement was re-enacted in the same words by the Customs (Tariff) Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 35).

Very few items are seen carrying this mark. In 1876 the Goldsmiths\' Company issued a notice warning dealers that imported gold and silver items could not legally be sold unless they were of legal standard and had been assayed and hallmarked in a British assay office.

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