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Silver Plate Tea Strainer?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:53 am
by Pooka
Hello,
Can anyone help identify the markings on this silver plate tea strainer? The pictures are not great but I hope they can help. Here are the link. Many thanks,
Greg.
Re: Silver Plate Tea Strainer?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:48 am
by dognose
Hi Greg,
No, it is silver. Geneva, 19th century, 800/1000 standard.
Trev.
Re: Silver Plate Tea Strainer?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:01 pm
by Pooka
Omigod, thanks for the info, I was almost certain it was silver plate. I can now do some more research, many thanks!
Greg.
Re: Silver Plate Tea Strainer?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:00 pm
by Joerg
Hi Greg
Made by Isaac Amaron, 1780-1850.
You can date it between 1830 and 1840.
Regards
Jörg
Re: Silver Plate Tea Strainer?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 4:14 am
by davidross
I think there was some lengthy discussion in the Scandinavian forum, a few years back, about whether such an item was a strawberry server or a sugar sifter. It is hard to tell the scale from the photo, but it would seem to be such an item rather than a tea strainer.
Not my area, so will leave it to the OP et al to make some final determination.
Re: Silver Plate Tea Strainer?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 6:39 am
by dognose