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They're silverplate goblets, made by a company called Corbell & Co., started in London, England in 1946, moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1951, now based in Scottsdale, AZ.

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To me, this piece looks more like Anglo-Indian / Indian Colonial Silver.

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Just an opinion, but the style and decoration of the carriage looks very Asian, the person with the reins (unseen facial features aside), appears to wearing a Chinese-type robe with a decorative shawl, the rounded form of the headdress (along with the covered ears) is similar to styles worn in the H...

Looks like a cold meat fork to me.

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There would be a cup for everyone at the table, each cup would be filled four times, another cup (the large one, if a set with the small cups is used) would be filled and left on the table as a symbolic welcome for the prophet Elijah.

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I'm not Jewish, so this is just my understanding, but the measurement of capacity is called a revi'is , and is equal to the volume of two eggs, the current thinking is that would be about 4 ounces, so 4½ oz. would be about right to avoid overflow. My guess is that, as with most religious traditions...

Originally a Wilcox & Wagoner mark, Watson bought them out and used the mark from 1905-29.

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A Kiddush is a blessing said over the wine served at the beginning of the Sabbath meal or the start of a holiday. Kiddush cups can be any shape but they must hold at least 4½ ounces, can be of any material that isn't disposable and cannot be used if damaged, which is why so many are made of metal. ...

You can track down the country of origin by the the two-letter ISO country codes. Clive's list is the one I use: http://www.davros.org/misc/iso3166.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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That's a wonderful Jugendstil piece, thanks for sharing it here!

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The backward S shows up quite a bit on Shiebler pieces, most likely a die-maker's error.

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Russian marks aren't really my area, looks like the Moscow St. George town mark, and believe the Cyrillic letters with the date would be for the assayer rather than the maker. I collect lily of the valley pieces and find this one absolutely gorgeous. Without seeing the inside, it's a guess, but it l...

Christofle is a high-end French manufacturer (mostly silverplate), in business since 1830 and still going strong. The square maker's mark indicates that it is plated and the object in the middle is a scale. I have a date chart of their marks somewhere, but can't seem to locate it at the moment, perh...

Ah, the joys of reading marks online! Believe I can see the "3" now (might be time to get my eyes checked!). Have seen löthige marks as low as 11, usually on German or Austrian pieces.

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Much better photo of your luktevannshus or scentheart than you had on the other board - good work! Can see the löd mark now, looks like 11½, which I believe works out to 718¾/1000. The Bergen mark and "61" are clear, there should be someone along soon with a better knowledge of Norwegia...

My initial impression was also Tibetan or Nepalese, with Chinese, Burmese or Indian having quick consideration. Believe that the deer is probably based on an Asian Red Deer, very similar to an American Elk. Don't really see any indication of Russian origin.

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Is the "89PA" in an oval or an elongated hexagon? Sounds like it might be Italian (1944-68) from Palermo province- check this page: http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

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The engraving is probably someone's family crest, believe it's a lymphad, a small galley ship usually connected to Scottish families or towns. Hopefully someone with a stronger knowledge of heraldry will come along and ID it.

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Pattern is Pembroke, introduced in 1895.

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Forbes Silver Co. of Meriden, CT., division of Meriden Britannia that became part of International Silver when Meriden and other companies incorporated to form IS in 1898.

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