Silver spoon Manfred von Richthofen

[Geertse]

Hello,
30 years ago people that I know had acquired this spoon from a resistance fighter from ww2.
It was found in the region of Wervicq Belgium.
They did’nt know anything about it. But MvR has ring a bell to me.
It’s a silver spoon marked 800M and the maker mark but I can’t read it.
It’s clearly marked with the initials MvR and a 7 pointed crown above it.
Now my question is could it be from Manfred von Richthofen.
It was found near the region he was in 1917.
Thxs for the help
Geert

[MAP]

Unless there are other known examples out there with provenance I think there is no way to know for sure.

MvR was born into a Prussian Family who apparently lived in Silesia. While certainly not my area of expertise, this crown (if he was even allowed to add a crown) is not the Prussian Crown. Further, if he even did have his own silverware, I would expect him to put his family coat of arms on it, and not a crown.

Just my musings.....

[Geertse]

Hello,
It’s the same crown of the family crest of the von Richthofens.
Not the Prussian crown

[Geertse]

A piece of MvR porselain

[MAP]

Hello,
It’s the same crown of the family crest of the von Richthofens.
Not the Prussian crown

Doh....Homer moment for me. I didn't even notice the crown in the family crest when I looked at it!

This makes it a bit more interesting........

[Geertse]

Another cup and saucer.
Only difference the spoon is really found where he was and was not related to him until now.