Ah! Thanks very much for this info. France makes much more sense - the elegance of the design, as well as the probability that the original owner, from whom we inherited, had been there rather than S. America. Arthur
Can anyone help with the mark shown here? The object is a rather elegant silver teaspoon, 14cm long, inherited many years ago. The three marks are on the underside of the stem: a bearded man's head, a name (possibly "LANDRY"), and a face mask: it's the latter that suggests S. America to me...
Fascinating stuff. Thanks, everyone, for your help. Why the "Golf Club des Fanges" had a Danish-made cup, what Cambridge University were doing there, and why my late father-in-law (who was at Cambridge) took away a trophy I guess I'll never know. But at least now I know who made it, where,...
Can anyone give me guidance on the marks shown in the attached photos? The cup is very battered. It belonged to me father-in law, and is inscribed "Golf Club des Fanges SPA Cambrindge University 21 Aout 1935" - but the marks on the base don't look French. Moreover, the centre piece of the ...