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::::: I've stated my position twice, using two different methods, but I will try to explain it one more time. ::: ::::: " I still do think this [OBJECT] is Scandanavian [BECAUSE OF THE OVERALL FORM OF THE OBJECT, THE CARTOUCHE, THE FONT OF THE LETTERS, AND THE TRADITION OF MARRIAGE BEAKERS FROM...

Double maker's mark M.K
The maker's mark M.K in a double rectangle for; Martin Krüger, registered in Libau, 1780-1788.
See Baltic Silver by Carl Ehrnrooth page 359 and 320

::::: If you found this object unmarked, without any hallmarks whatsoever, the details such as the cartouche, the font of the initials, and the foliate engraving design, and the tradition of wedding beakers with 2 sets of initials, all of this would lead you to believe this object is Scandinavian (l...

:::: "I still do think this (object) is Scandinavian" is what I was saying. The cartouche and the initials really remind me of some pieces from Denmark from the mid-18th century. Those details are really shouting "I'm Scandinavian" to me. The hallmarks are too far out of my leagu...

::::: I still do think this is Scandanavian, and this might be just a coincidence in which Scandinavian hallmarks are similar to the Kingdom Of Naples hallmarks circa 1690-1700, but the shape of those crowns really reminds me of silver hallmarks from the Kingdom Of Naples circa 1690-1700. ::::::: ::...

::::::: The Edinburgh hallmarks......is it possible they were not stamped using a traditional punch tool.....is it possible these hallmarks were "cast" as part of the design of the handle? The hallmarks look "cast" to me.....very strange......am I right that these hallmarks appea...

::::: I was thinking Peru & another older pin marked MAS (different style font but still MAS) has a llama and a traditional Peruvian dress, so the signs are pointing towards Peru at least until additional information is revealed. ::::::::::

::::: Denmark Silver Beaker? :::::

:::::: The way the [STERLING] hallmark is stamped makes me think about Australia or New Zealand. :::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hallmark looks familiar, though, will try to remember :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

::::: An unmarked 800 silver monstrance is imported to Brazil? The retail shop in Brazil can't mark it "10" because 10 Dinihieros is equal to 833 and this object is 800 so the retail shop does the best it can and marks it "9-1/2" because that is very close to the 800 fineness mar...

::::: Brazil has sort of similar hallmarks, and often uses the number "10" so is it possible that the "9-1/2" denotes a slightly lesser silver fineness and the marks are somehow from Brazil? ::::::

:::: This is a relatively modern piece, late 20th century, circa 1980s ::::: A nice find for sure ::::::

:::: Is the top name the silversmith's mark and the bottom name the Assay Mater's Mark? ::::::::::::

:::: Does this salt cellar really have a handle? It looks more like a partition to divide the 2 halves of the salt compartment. I don't see a traditional "handle" on this piece? Am I completely wrong? :::::::

:::: update: I've found a Dutch Sugar Shaker from 1880 with a very similar top & a claim is made that this style of top is emulating Dutch Sugar Shakers from the years 1740 to 1760. ::::::: Is it possible this is one of the original Dutch Sugar Shakers from the years 1740 to 1760 therefore the t...

::::: I'm doing a thought-experiment, imagining that I was the silversmith who was modifying a vase and fitting it with a sugar-caster top in order to make the entire object into a sugar caster.......::::::: ::::: As the silversmith, why would I pierce the base with all those ovals around the base o...

::::: Thank you. I was just reviewing Joseph Walker, this is proving to be quite challenging. ::::::

::::: The only Dublin Ireland hallmark that could even possibly fit is Edward Workman, and also the way he inscribed numbers in a sort of slanted style, maybe there's not enough evidence, but at least the leading candidate right now is Edward Workman, in my mind at least. :::::: https://i.imgur.com/...

:::: Could this maybe be 1715 and the date-letter is just slightly mis-struck so some details at the top of the "Y" did not strike through (you can barely see those details if you look very very closely at the date letter)? :::::::::::: ::::: If this is 1715, is it possible that the mark i...

::::: 1). Comparing the serial number to the 916 number, the four digits in the serial number seems to be "emulating" a factory number and those numbers have been hand-engraved to simulate a factory-stamped factory number using a factory-style punch. ::::::: ::::: 2). The letters in the ma...