Silver Spoon Antiques

We have been looking for an example by the silversmith, F.Saurier, for a number of years and we sadly missed out on seeing a piece earlier this year.  Examples have some to auction, but neither auction has photographed his mark. The both appear to be stamped 'F.SAURIER' . If anyone has a piece by him, we would love to see it and the mark.  The two silver pieces known by him (both pictured below), are pieces of hollowware - the first a beaker/julep cup, the second a mug. 

 Up for auction a number of years ago was a group of memorabilia related to King Henri I of Haiti.   On March 28, 1811, a former slave and now revolutionary leader, Henri Christophe, had declared himself King Henri I of the Kingdom of Haiti. He established a monarchy and attempted to modernise the country through various reforms, including building infrastructure, promoting education, and encouraging agricultural development. Christophe is also known for constructing the Citadelle Laferrière, a massive fortress that remains a symbol of Haitian resilience and ingenuity. In this lot was a spoon that was later resold through another auction house. It is crested with Henri's crest and has an unknown maker's mark struck three times ( Crowned LS or IS ) on the back of the spoon. This maker is probably an unidentified Haitian silversmith. There is still much research and work to be done on the silver and goldsmiths of the Caribbean Islands, as well as other colonial decorative arts i...

 As mentioned in a previous post, it is suggested that after Greece received its independence Greek silversmiths began marking their silver with just a maker's mark. Although a national hallmarking system was discussed, it was never implemented. This post is just a short list of some of the names seen on silver objects.  K.GEORGIADES - ' Κ.ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑΔHΣ '     Seen on a pair of salvers, a large salver and flatware M.SOTIERIOU - ' Μ.ΣΩΤΗΕΡΙΟΥ '     Seen on a beaker THERAPON - ' ΦΕΡΑΠΩΝ '     Seen on flatware