Asparagus server - .833 silver - 1910-1920 - Silver asparagus spoon

A beautiful, heavy, 131-gram, silver asparagus spoon. Made in 1911 by the prominent silversmith Gerrit Regtdoorzee Greup in Schoonhoven. Although the spoon is more than 100 years old, there are hardly any wear marks visible.
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GG in a square is one of the master marks used by Greup. He used this mark from 1888 to 1911; see the photos.
The Minerva head indicates that the item was offered to a testing laboratory. The M in the helmet stands for Schoonhoven. See the photos.
The year letter B stands for 1911, also shown in the photos.
Finally, the passant lion with a 2 indicates the silver content; in this case it is the second fineness, 83.3%, standard for use silver.
Gerrit Regtdoorzee Greup (1840–1936) was a prominent Dutch silversmith from Schoonhoven, whose work and family heritage had a major influence on Dutch silversmithing in the 19th century and the early 20th century.
Gerrit Greup was born in 1840 and became a key figure in the Greup family, a well-known dynasty of gold- and silversmiths originally from Beuningen near Nijmegen, who settled in Schoonhoven at the end of the 18th century. He was the son of Dirk Hendrik Greup, one of the founders of the Nijverheidsvereeniging for gold- and silversmiths. Gerrit married in 1877 Gesiena Regtdoorzee (1856–1938) from Amsterdam, and later adopted the double family name Regtdoorzee Greup by royal decree in 1911.
Gerrit held influential social positions, including chairmanship of the Nijverheidsvereeniging and president of the Chamber of Commerce in Schoonhoven.
Gerrit Greup likely received training under his father and took over the family silver business, actively working there from 1864 to 1915.
Besides silversmithing, Gerrit and his family contributed significantly to educational and social institutions in Schoonhoven. He was co-founder of the Tekenschool (later Vakschool).
The works of Gerrit Regtdoorzee Greup are highly sought after by collectors and frequently appear at auctions.
His pieces are valued for their craftsmanship and as part of the legacy of Schoonhoven’s silver industry.