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- Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:02 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Undefined Maker's Mark
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2061
Re: Undefined Maker's Mark
Hello, as has been mentioned on the German forum you contacted this looks like a modern Belgian maker's mark. But I somehow miss a silver hallmark. So I rather suspect this to be silverplate. A pic which is in focus might help. Regards, Bahner
- Thu Nov 11, 2021 2:50 am
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: 750 Silver
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5081
Re: 750 Silver
Hello, state control of the regulations concerning the fineness used was practically nonexistent in Germany from roughly 1860 onwards (possibly even earlier) to 1888. The maker decided what he wanted to use, whether it was the traditional and more common 12 or 13 for fineness in Lot or the more mode...
- Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:10 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Stumped by marks on this cake knife
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1235
Re: Stumped by marks on this cake knife
Hello, what you have here is a knife to cut a certain cake, a specialty originally from Dresden, Germany. See here https://www.dresdner-stollenmesser.com/ for an explanation, though in German. The maker of the version in silver was (and possibly still is) Koch and Bergfeld from Bremen, as to the pla...
- Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:22 am
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: American? Silver Salt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2543
Re: American? Silver Salt
Hello, Metavius Weis (Weiss), active in KIel 1830ies to 1860ies, marked M. WEIS. This could be his mark. Regards, Bahner
- Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:07 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Is this a lighter or what?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4945
Re: Is this a lighter or what?
Hello, old-fashioned matches contained sulphur and phosphorus and could be ignited on ANY rough surface. You may want to read or re-read Anderson's fairy tale "Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne". One can detect such a surface right beside the hole on the downside of this. Regards, Bahner
- Sat Oct 02, 2021 2:27 am
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: 750 Silver
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5081
Re: 750 Silver
Hello, a German origin is possible. The mark 750 would imply a production after the metric system was introduced in the German States at the end of th 1850ies. After 1888 a maker would have used 800/1000 silver fine (or higher) rathern than the old-fashioned 750. So this gives a very rough time fram...
- Sun Aug 15, 2021 2:39 am
- Forum: Middle East
- Topic: 2 unknown silver marks on this cup
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5095
Re: 2 unknown silver marks on this cup
Hello, compare here https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=43709&p=125291&hilit=sah+mark#p125291 My answer wolud be pretty much the same, except this time the tugra mark is not punched well enough to identify the reigning sultan. This could be very rougly dated to the years 1...
- Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:28 pm
- Forum: Flatware Pattern Identification
- Topic: Fruit or Sweetmeats flatware Koch & Bergfeld
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2448
Re: Fruit or Sweetmeats flatware Koch & Bergfeld
Hi and sorry, no idea. Regards, Bahner
- Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: German compote or cream spoon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2964
Re: German compote or cream spoon
Hi, I am not sure what you mean by "other question". Regards, Bahner
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:34 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Plated Tongue Wellner
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3084
Re: Plated Tongue Wellner
Hello, this came out in 1933 under the name of "Alfess" and was offered as an all-purpose serving piece, eggs certainly being one possibility. It was one of three out-of-the-ordinary serving pieces made by Wellner at that time, the other two being "Backess" for cookies and "...
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:03 pm
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: German compote or cream spoon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2964
Re: German compote or cream spoon
Hello, to my knowledge this L remains to be identified. Regards, Bahner
- Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: Help with German Maker
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2237
Re: Help with German Maker
Hello, this is not necessarily a maker's mark. Sometimes if a piece has been worked over or restored a company or a silversmith would add this to notify the additional work. Are there really no other marks ? A pic of the whole object could also be helpful. Regards, Bahner
- Sun Jun 27, 2021 2:34 am
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: Identification on Apostle Spoons
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2635
Re: Identification on Apostle Spoons
Hello, looks like the imitation of an old Nuremberg mark, this could be anyone in Hanau (and maybe not only Hanau) , not necessarily Gebr. Gutgesell. Regards, Bahner
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 2:29 am
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: Maker & Origin of Box
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4325
Re: Maker & Origin of Box
Hello, the first Reiner mark is believed to be the letters J and R left and right of an anvil, the second mark used before 1914 is the Bavarian lion, sittig on top of the coat of arms of the Krumbach region. So no similiarities here. That halfmoon and crown are missing happens on German pieces and i...
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:07 pm
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: Maker & Origin of Box
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4325
Re: Maker & Origin of Box
Hello, I most strongly doubt that this is a Reiner mark. I do not see a ligated GR here, rather a CR or LR. Plus the genuine Reiner GR looks quite different. And I seriously doubt that Reiner ever made objects like this. But Reiner is still active in Krumbach, the company can be easily found on the ...
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:25 pm
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: Help identifying this maker please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5395
Re: Help identifying this maker please
Hello, is the height 14 cm ? Regards, Bahner
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:21 am
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: Help identifying this maker please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5395
Re: Help identifying this maker please
Hello, suspect Hanau pseudo marks and a possible German origin. Neresheimer made similiar objects. We might need a more detailed pic of the marks left of the two crowned letters. Are these marks or just scratches ? Regards, Bahner
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:10 am
- Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
- Topic: "OAG" trademark
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4531
Re: "OAG" trademark
Hi Trev, thanks, that must be it - Hartmetall. One never stops learning ! All the best, Bahner
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 1:02 am
- Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
- Topic: "OAG" trademark
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4531
Re: "OAG" trademark
Hello, this is OAG for Orivit AG (shareholding company) from Cologne, Germany. Suspect the C is for Cologne, The number is an internal pattern number. As to the H - another suspicion: this piece was made by using the Huber process, a production method aquired and applied by Orivit for a few years. S...
- Thu May 27, 2021 2:17 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Interesting Spoon, Possibly German
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6447
Re: Interesting Spoon, Possibly German
Hello, the fact that the name of Radivon can be found on WMF objects should not be overestimated. In no way does it imply that Radivon was the actual maker. The WMF gave much of their stuff to foreign salers as in most countries the WMF did not bother to set up its own factories or its own distribut...