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There is a silver vesta for sale which is listed as Chester 1892 with Maker mark as HW..This maker isn't listed on the site, could anyone shed any light on this?

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Tim

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A P and B with either a bee or moth in between, any ideas?

Hello Not sure what your questions are, so I've taken the liberty to make some for you: Q-Was my double salt made in France? A- Without a silver standard mark (Minerva head or other), it is impossible to say. There should be several such marks as there are multiple parts to this item. Please examin...

Thanks again JayT, I would think that anything Victorian is early (ish)...I can forgive him, he is an old boy with limited eyesight..i struggled to get a good look at the makers mark, having to turn it at a certain angle under a light to be able to identify it...got my 20x and 60x loupe coming tomor...

Hello Not sure what your questions are, so I've taken the liberty to make some for you: Q-Was my double salt made in France? A- Without a silver standard mark (Minerva head or other), it is impossible to say. There should be several such marks as there are multiple parts to this item. Please examin...

Hello Not sure what your questions are, so I've taken the liberty to make some for you: Q-Was my double salt made in France? A- Without a silver standard mark (Minerva head or other), it is impossible to say. There should be several such marks as there are multiple parts to this item. Please examin...

We can only speculate, but definitively the base belonged to something else.Marks are struck on its side, I doubt they were transposed. Faked ``84`` was added.What you see on the back of the base (in the middle of it?) might be an attempt to hide the place where whatever was soldered to it, or a ho...

Many Thanks, It is as I expected, I got it home and looked to the rear of the piece behind the stamps and i could see where it had been plugged and rubbed to try and blend it into the other silver. Surely the basket should be stamped somewhere? if it is indeed silver

https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg This item was sold to me as an Early French Silver Double Salt or Saleron. There are two lozenge shaped stamps to the base (one on each of the salts) they are very minute and are totally illegible even under the strongest...

Can anybody give me any details about this piece, it was sold to me as A silver Russian Caviar dish with Copper insert

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I love silver and am an avid collector of interesting items. I have never owned any Russian silver but have recently bought (what the dealer says) is a silver caviar dish. it is quite unusual with pierced fretwork on a silver base and a lovely beaten copper insert but what gets me is the hallmark. i...