What do these hallmarks tell me about my fork and spoon set?

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After visiting another antique market I now know more about the hallmarks:

The 8 star 4 either means that the 84% of the material used is not silver but some other metals - in other words the metal mixture contains 16% silver. Or, not my case, is would be mean that 84 grams of silver have been used to create the set of objects. This is usually marked with a 84g-hallmark which seems often misread as 840 or 849 - leading then to the conclusion that is 840/1000 silver.

I still don't know which makes J B and haven't yet understood the meaning of the other hallmark.

Patrick B. 441

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