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by Joerg
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Silver Cutlery Mark - Can't Find
Replies: 6
Views: 168

Re: Silver Cutlery Mark - Can't Find

Hi You could check out the website of Koch & Bergfeld. They are still active. You will find the pattern name is "Barock", and it is in production since 1916. It also tell you what their maker mark means, you will find it in the section "Hallmarks". To narrow the age more, you...
by Joerg
Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: 17th century Swiss Spoon, Herisau?
Replies: 2
Views: 199

Re: 17th century Swiss Spoon, Herisau?

Hi Legrandmogol Forum Member Stecci (Angelo Steccanella) wrote a brochure "Goldschmiede von Herisau AR" in 2013. The brochure is availabele as free download from his homepage. Just google his name and the first hit is his page. He list an unknown silversmith "MH", active around 1...
by Joerg
Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Not sure if it's 19th Hanau or an older German of Swiss item
Replies: 3
Views: 290

Re: Not sure if it's 19th Hanau or an older German of Swiss item

A Büttenmann, a lot of them are made in Switzerland or attributed to Swiss silversmith. Most of them have the vessel, the Bütte, made of silver and the man is carved from wood. Or also the Bütte is wood only with some silver mounting, decoration. 17th century Büttenmänner are rare, 17th century Bütt...
by Joerg
Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:12 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Small Ladle from 1827, Ship Mark
Replies: 2
Views: 635

Re: Small Ladle from 1827, Ship Mark

Oh! That was fast!
Thank you very much.
Jörg
by Joerg
Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Small Ladle from 1827, Ship Mark
Replies: 2
Views: 635

Small Ladle from 1827, Ship Mark

Dear Forum Members Can you help me with this small ladle? On the back of the stem we have a nice large mark of a ship and two times punched "C I"? It is engraved with "C D 1827" and handcut decorations. The bowl is gilded, but the gilding is flakeing off. From the look of the bow...
by Joerg
Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Mystery Objects
Topic: Small knives made from shell or horn, use?
Replies: 2
Views: 1945

Re: Small knives made from shell or horn, use?

Soory for being late...

Thank you, Trev, this makes sense.
Jörg
by Joerg
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: Mystery Objects
Topic: Small knives made from shell or horn, use?
Replies: 2
Views: 1945

Small knives made from shell or horn, use?

I have these 6 small knives, 15 cm long. They are made of plastic, or tortoise shell, or maybe horn. The handle is very small and short, too small for my hands. The blade is weak. What are they for? Thank you Jörg https://abload.de/img/20231126_104631vkde3.jpg https://abload.de/img/20231126_104528lx...
by Joerg
Mon Jun 12, 2023 5:16 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Silver plate
Replies: 3
Views: 1247

Re: Silver plate

Maybe Venus and Cupid?
by Joerg
Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Tea Spoon from Austrian Empire, early 1800
Replies: 3
Views: 904

Re: Tea Spoon from Austrian Empire, early 1800

Hi Krisztián and Traintime
thank you very much in solving this one.
Regards, Jörg
by Joerg
Mon Jun 05, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Tea Spoon from Austrian Empire, early 1800
Replies: 3
Views: 904

Tea Spoon from Austrian Empire, early 1800

Hi I found this spoon on a flea market in Switzerland. So there is no context. It has marks pointing to the Austrian Empire, unfortunately the marks are incomplete. On the Radelpunze, the 13 Lot is visible and the two numbers on the left of the wheel. I read a "1" on the top (as it should ...
by Joerg
Tue May 30, 2023 3:32 am
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Can you please help me identify the country of origin and workshop?
Replies: 2
Views: 1299

Re: Can you please help me identify the country of origin and workshop?

Switzerland, Berne, Atelier Rehfues.
Search in the forum for Rehfues.
Regards
Jörg
by Joerg
Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:38 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Ivory handled knife
Replies: 2
Views: 1315

Re: Ivory handled knife

Hi amena
there is a makers mark on the blade.
Why don't you ask in a specialist knive forum about the blade mark? There are some competent fora out there.
The ivory "Herma" with the little putto on the back looks like baroque, maybe late 1600 or early 1700.
Regards
Jörg
by Joerg
Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: CAG, ca 1800
Replies: 10
Views: 1399

Re: CAG, ca 1800

Thank you for waking me up.....
CAG is Caspar Anton Gallati (1777-1851). In Glarus (a 100% match with the coat of arms).
Nice
Jörg
by Joerg
Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:20 am
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Laddle from Switzerland
Replies: 3
Views: 1226

Re: Laddle from Switzerland

So, back home!
The Ladle is from Jsaac Amaron, (1780-1850). Made in the 1830ies or 1840ies.
Regards, Jörg
by Joerg
Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:03 am
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Laddle from Switzerland
Replies: 3
Views: 1226

Re: Laddle from Switzerland

Hi
Yes, Switzerland, Geneva, the lion head indicate 3rd standard, 800 silver. The maker is known. As I am away from my references I can tell you only later, in two days. But maybe another member helps out in the meantime. Regards, Jörg
by Joerg
Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: No idea on this silver spoon
Replies: 6
Views: 1290

Re: No idea on this silver spoon

Here my generic statement: Swiss spoons usually have the mark in the middle of the stem, not at the end. I am not saying there are no exeptions, but I do not have a Swiss feeling with this poor spoon.
by Joerg
Sun Nov 27, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Help With Identification
Replies: 6
Views: 1167

Re: Help With Identification

Hi
Can we have more pictures? From the complete item to help define the age by the stile. The mark look like master marks from Geneva from the 1700, but I have no relevant book. Also, there should be more marks, a similar mark or the same mark a second time.
Is this the only mark?
Regards, Jörg
by Joerg
Sun Nov 27, 2022 4:17 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Saudi Arabian riyals
Replies: 8
Views: 2748

Re: Saudi Arabian riyals

Hi
the date is on the other side of the coin. Send pictures , focus on the small 4 digit arabic numerals at the bottom of the inner ring.
Regards
Jörg
by Joerg
Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: Far East
Topic: Is this sugar tongs Chinese Silver?
Replies: 3
Views: 1767

Re: Is this sugar tongs Chinese Silver?

Hi Trev
thank you, I am glad the sugar tongs have a home now. They will go in my collection.
Regards, Jörg
by Joerg
Sat Nov 19, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: Far East
Topic: Please help me identify this small Asian fork
Replies: 1
Views: 1456

Please help me identify this small Asian fork

Hi this small fork has Chinese characters on it and a mark also with Chinese characters. Is it Chinese or Korean, or? Can you identify a maker and a place of origin? When was it made and what silver content shall I expect? Thank you very much, Jörg https://abload.de/img/20221119_18324333e0o.jpg http...

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