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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:21 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Have you seen one of these before?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 208
Re: Have you seen one of these before?
::::: What is a mechanical dish-cross and is it possible that your mystery object has something to do with a mechanical dish cross? :::::: ::::::::::::::::: If not a mechanical dish cross, then perhaps something directly related to a mechanical dish cross? :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: https://i.im...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Have you seen one of these before?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 208
Re: Have you seen one of these before?
::::: Sterling Silver insert for a whale-oil lamp? ::::: Would moving this to the "Mystery Object" forum help solve the mystery? ::::: ::::: I checked sterling silver surgical instruments, just in case this object was associated with antique sterling silver surgery somehow. :::::; ::::: Oi...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: Swedish spoons 1888 - unsure of town and fineness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 165
Re: Swedish spoons 1888 - unsure of town and fineness
::::: 1888 been trying to find a CW or GW from 1888 but cannot figure it out + strange that two identical spoons would have different makers. ::::::::
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: Russian Silver
- Topic: Sazikov marking
- Replies: 7
- Views: 173
Re: Sazikov marking
::::: The auction catalogue must describe the objects as "METALWARE" rather than describe them as being silver objects? ::::::
:::::: Any idea why there is no mention of silver? ::::::::::
:::::: Any idea why there is no mention of silver? ::::::::::
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: Swedish spoons 1888 - unsure of town and fineness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 165
Re: Swedish spoons 1888 - unsure of town and fineness
::::: GAB is known, the Guldsmeds Aktiebolaget (GAB) is a larger workshop, I recall seeing this hallmark quite a few times over the years, founded in Stockholm in 1868 by A. Ambrosius, G. Th. Folcker, P. Fr. Palmgren and E.E. Petterson. and I haven't seen any notice of dissolving the business so it ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4557
Re: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
::::::::::::: Thank You interesting wriggle-work around the drop. :::::::::::::::::::
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4557
Re: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
:::::: If you still have your example, could you post a picture of the drop where the handle meets the bowl on the underneath side? :::::::
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4557
Re: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
::::: Is there an [SA] mark known by Samuel Alexander or is it always {S (pellet) ALEXANDER] no matter how small the spoon is? ::::::::::
:::::: Seems like a rather long hallmark but maybe that is the only hallmark he used ::::::::
:::::: Seems like a rather long hallmark but maybe that is the only hallmark he used ::::::::
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4557
Re: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
Samuel Alexander is listed in James Biser Whisker's book Pennsylvania Silversmiths, Goldsmiths and Pewterers, 1684-1900 as a silversmith and sword maker. 1797-1801 are listed as the dates he was at 33 S. Second St. in Philadelphia, but birth and death dates are not listed. From the Federal Gazette: ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:35 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4557
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:32 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4557
Re: Unknown mark SA on colonial teaspoon
::::::: Looking at the works of Samuel Alexander, he did make a Cann in the older style, so could he have made a teaspoon in the older style as well? :::::::: The "S" on the hallmark on the Cann does look similar to the "S" in the "SA" on colonial teaspoon. :::::::::;
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: Silver tray with a mark of a human hand
- Replies: 5
- Views: 214
Re: Silver tray with a mark of a human hand
::::: Are there 2 additional hallmarks to the right of the palm hallmark? :::::
:::::: Malta 1801-1809? :::::::
:::::: Malta 1801-1809? :::::::
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: Is it American Or ??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 138
Re: Is it American Or ??
::::: Hallmarks from Germany sometimes are seen with the STERLING designation. :::::
:::::: I am thinking Otto Wolter but the mark is similar to Otto Hintze it's hard for me to tell ::::::
:::::: I am thinking Otto Wolter but the mark is similar to Otto Hintze it's hard for me to tell ::::::
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:23 am
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: American coin unknown maker
- Replies: 3
- Views: 257
Re: American coin unknown maker
:::::: No luck so far, there was a manufacturer in the thimble trade with these initials, but he seems not to have been a silversmith. :::::
::::::::::::::: Do you happen to have pictures of the drop, the place where the handle meets the bowl on the underneath? :::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::: Do you happen to have pictures of the drop, the place where the handle meets the bowl on the underneath? :::::::::::::::::
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Please help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 187
Re: Please help
:::: Barton Stillman of Rhode Island who died 1837 looks like a good possibility. :::::: ::::: The Canfield & Bro marked "COIN" is definitely solid silver (90% silver). But I just want to make absolutely sure that the other spoon is solid silver (90% silver). I've had some difficulty i...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:06 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Silver clasp from the 18th century
- Replies: 3
- Views: 270
Re: Silver clasp from the 18th century
::::: We were just discussing the Kingdom Of Naples and this might be a very early mark from Naples (circa 1300-1690) because the earliest marks seem to only have NAPL or NAP (without a crown over the NAP or a year designation under the NAP) ::::: :::::::::: Naples had a silver Guild' that was was f...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 490
Re: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
:::: Would be interesting to see Master Marks with date beneath (from the book), I keep wondering if the "(ID 1700)" hallmark is actually over-stamped on top of another hallmark, but it could be that I am not seeing the Master Mark correctly, perhaps there is no over-stamping at all. ::::::
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:00 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 490
Re: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
I'M SORRY I POSTED BERGEN TWICE (here is the mid-18th century Naestved Denmark hallmark):
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 490
Re: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
:::::: Maybe the hallmarks on the beaker are actually a "CROWN OVER CONJOINED NE" which would make it from Naestved, Denmark? ::::::: ::::::: I thought that might be a possibility when I was looking at all these crown hallmarks from Bergen, love all these variations. ::::::::::: https://i....
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 490
Re: Skandinavian (?) beaker I.
https://i.imgur.com/9vP9mZc.jpeg The City of Naestved, Denmark had an older Town Hallmark that has been described as a "Crowned NE" in the literature. Many of the smaller Danish cities had their own "Town Marks" while Copenhagen was using the "Three Tower Mark" that wa...