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received them today. they are very heavy so great deal and actually not that bad of shape aside from the 1 fork.

Theoderich wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:27 pm It is the mark of Werner Sittmann in Köln.

3 crowns for Köln, S for Sittmann
13 for 13/16 = 812,5/1000

it is about from 1850

Too bad they arent in better shape.

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Thanks guys incredible!!

They do look very old just judging by the wear. First I just want to know if they are sterling.

Any ideas? looks like a good chance they are sterling but I cant find the hallmark and its small. https://i.postimg.cc/w7C8mRb3/Screen-Shot-2024-04-12-at-10-05-56-AM.png [/url][/img][/url][/img] https://postimg.cc/w7C8mRb3 https://i.postimg.cc/w7C8mRb3/Screen-Shot-2024-04-12-at-10-05-56-AM.png

Hello, the dreaded gothic lettering again. Do we have S&N? Do you think it would be possible to clean that next pictorial mark up a bit and re-photograph? It looks like a crescent moon with that children's "old man in the moon" face on. A crescent moon is a trade mark with some known ...

The monogram got my attention pretty neat.

Hello, A. Wieder was a retailer/seller from Cologne/Germany, later from Stade. He mostly sold patterns designed and made by major German cutlery manufacturers, in this case a pattern by Koch and Bergfeld from Bremen, one of the patterns attributed to designer Hugo Leven. Lehn went broke in the 1950...

Hello, A. Wieder was a retailer/seller from Cologne/Germany, later from Stade. He mostly sold patterns designed and made by major German cutlery manufacturers, in this case a pattern by Koch and Bergfeld from Bremen, one of the patterns attributed to designer Hugo Leven. Lehn went broke in the 1950...

dognose wrote:Is that an engraved crest on the handle?

Trev.

Yes pretty cool crest

https://postimg.cc/gallery/wRGZ5R6

I can make it out but appears to be Wieder 6D

Ok this can be deleted. I found some examples of silver plate marked 3oz from 1800s manufacturers.

Anyone know if this is coin silver? I am guessing not. But I really cant find any examples of gurney bros hallmarking plated flatware.

JayT wrote:Not French.

Yup I need it moved to the other category.

Im think it may be Austrian but not sure if its plated hopefully its silver.

Any Idea on this one? Im not sure if it is French but looks like it.

The pattern of the majority is Wilcox & Evertsen/International Silver's 'Beverly', introduced in 1910, the seafood forks appear to be the same maker's 'Lady Betty' pattern, introduced in 1920 - but your image is so fuzzy, hard to tell... ~Cheryl That is definitely it! Thank you so much! I think...