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Thanks to both of you for the information. Jackson’s shows James Douglas without the pellet between the letters. Is there another reference with a different mark?
Another possibility was Jean Pierre Du Port of Guernsey, but although the mark looks right, I cannot find any reference to him making anything but Christening mugs.
Thank you for your endeavours.
Paul.
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Another possibility was Jean Pierre Du Port of Guernsey, but although the mark looks right, I cannot find any reference to him making anything but Christening mugs.
Thank you for your endeavours.
Paul.
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Hi,
Sorry to swim against the tide on this one, but my money's Jean Pierre du Port, the mark to me is identical.
Richard Turner's CD displays three of Douglas's mark, none of them like the spoon example, Mayne's Channel Islands book show's the exact mark.
As to whether du Port made spoons, Mayne notes that after a fire at his premises an auction of "hardware, silver watches, gilt metal, silver, rings, gold pins etc." was held, so surely he would have made something as popular as spoons.
Trev.
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Sorry to swim against the tide on this one, but my money's Jean Pierre du Port, the mark to me is identical.
Richard Turner's CD displays three of Douglas's mark, none of them like the spoon example, Mayne's Channel Islands book show's the exact mark.
As to whether du Port made spoons, Mayne notes that after a fire at his premises an auction of "hardware, silver watches, gilt metal, silver, rings, gold pins etc." was held, so surely he would have made something as popular as spoons.
Trev.
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Sorry about delay, just found out my hotel has WiFi, so going through my emails and found this.
The 'D' is not like any of Douglas' that I have seen with that bump on the inside of the back. Further, he does not seem to have used the pellet between the letters, at all.
Another thing is that the shape of the spoon 'feels' wrong for Scottish.
Haven't got my Channel Islands book, so could not make a comment there, but that would appear to the favourite.
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The 'D' is not like any of Douglas' that I have seen with that bump on the inside of the back. Further, he does not seem to have used the pellet between the letters, at all.
Another thing is that the shape of the spoon 'feels' wrong for Scottish.
Haven't got my Channel Islands book, so could not make a comment there, but that would appear to the favourite.
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Thanks for your ideas. I agree with the “feel of the thing” theory. First impressions do not say “Scottish” Although the mark in Mayne’s Channel Islands book is close enough to accept as the same, I still cannot find any reference to Jean Pierre du Port making or marking anything in flatware.
Thanks to everyone for their contributions.
Paul.
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Thanks to everyone for their contributions.
Paul.
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