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Hi Peter, Thanks very much indeed for your very fast and informative reply. I rather thought they were 1801, but I was hoping they would be a little earlier given their 18th century design! I'm aware of those sites, of course, but I'm hoping that someone someday will come up with a Dutch equivalent ...

Here's a simple one for those with the right books. These dessert forks were made, I believe, by Willem van den Goorberg in Leiden near the end of the 18th century. I'm trying to get the correct date for them, but since I can't find a chart with pictures of 18th century Leiden marks I can't establis...

Hi silverfan,

I agree it's not relevant for the style, but it gives an idea of the date of manufacture which I personally think is of interest as well.

Regards,

silverk.

As suggested, I contacted Koch & Bergfeld. They kindly responded as follows: "the number 17500 tells us that the design of your teapot is from the year 1890. The teapot has been manufactured up to the 1930´s but unfortunately it is impossible to tell when this particular one has been made. ...

Hi Qrt.S, It measures 10cm in length. The bowl is 4.5cm long and 3cm wide at its widest point. Looking at the join between stem and bowl, the join is engraved with a zig-zag pattern and also some of the pattern from the bowl itself runs at near 90 degrees across the join. I am very comfortable, ther...

Hi Qrt.S,

Thanks very much for your quick response. It's a shame that you don't have any further information.

I doubt, however, that it has been modified. See also the rear of the spoon which I have now attached.



Best,

Silverk.

Hello forum, This nice little caddy spoon was made in Moscow in 1894. The maker, ͶͶЯ, is listed in the hallmark's database, but as 'unidentified'. I wonder whether anyone is now able to identify him? Many thanks, Silverk. http://i65.tinypic.com/24n17xl.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/2n995b4.jpg

Thanks all for your interesting thoughts so far. The Koch & Bergfeld website shows the various marks they used from 1840 until now and appears to show the chalice period from 1884 until 1980, but this doesn't really help too much on narrowing down the dates! So, I've followed legrandmogol's sugg...

Hi Trev,

Embarrassing. I can't believe I missed that! Thanks!

Hopefully someone can help me out on the style.

Best regards,

Silverk.

Hi, I recently acquired this German teapot because I felt it was very stylish, perhaps a trickle-down Vienna werkstatte design. I would greatly appreciate the forum's opinion on its design roots. The maker's mark is quite distinctive, a three-footed chalice. Can anyone identify the maker? For once I...

Hi Trev, Thanks for responding so quickly. Its certainly a good idea, but I'm a bit doubtful. The mark in front of 'CIS' is rather like a dash along the bottom edge of the word which I don't think would correspond with the bottom of an 'N'. More like the bottom of an 'E'. Just to note that I can't s...

Thanks to all contributors on this one. I've looked very carefully at the stamp and it does appear to have a mark above and below the name. They are very rubbed/not well stamped and they could well be stars, though that may well be more imagination than reality! It does seem likely, then, that it wa...

Hi, I have a Maltese napkin ring which I'm quite sure was made somewhere between 1905 and 1910. The various examples of Maltese silver I've seen on this forum and elsewhere seem to concentrate on the 19th century and so I can't find any clear examples which cover the marks on this item. Would someon...

That's splendid! Many thanks indeed.

Silverk.

Seriously, I would never have guessed! They didn't go in for realism very much, did they!

Thanks again,

Silverk.

Hi JayT,

That's splendid, thanks very much indeed! Am I right that the symbol is a long-handled water dipper?

Best regards,

Silverk.

....and here we have a French buckle, made c1830 in Paris. The maker's mark isn't 100% clear, but the first initial is an 'L', the second may be a 'B'. The symbol could be interpreted as a water cup on a long handle. Please can anyone help identify this maker? Given the number of balls on the Corone...

Just tried the site - as you say, many maker's marks. This looks as though it can really help!
Silverk

Hi Oel,

Once again, a very clear answer!

Have a great Christmas,

Silverk.

I have this interesting Dutch server with, for once, very clear marks. Despite that, I have no idea who made this in Amsterdam and when. The mark looks like HF (conjoined) K below a coffee pot. As always, any help would be most useful. Can anyone point me to a good on-line Dutch makers' marks site. ...