CONTINENTAL, POSSIBLY OTHER FOREIGN, SILVER AND OTHER METAL ARTICLES, LOT OF SEVEN, comprising an Austrian 0.800 silver fork with city mark for Prague and "AK" maker's mark, a German Hanau spoon with figural handle by B. Neresheimer & Sohne, a tea strainer with probably German Hanau pseudo hallmarks, a small knife with figural handle having a Dutch foreign-made tax mark and another unidentified hallmark, a probably English toddy ladle with wooden handle having worn hallmarks, an unidentified open salt with an "E [...] / S" mark to base, and an unidentified metal ladle marked "A Beuthe" to handle. Each with marks, most pieces without silver fineness/metal content marks. Total weight excluding two ladles and knife: 6.685 ozt. 19th/20th century, or possibly earlier. Toddy ladle 12 1/4" LOA.
Provenance: Property from the estate of Dale Shomper, Germantown, MD.

Fair to very good overall condition with wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including bending, dents, nicks, and/or worn spots; ladles each with repairs.