Search found 124 matches

by Silverstone
Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.
Replies: 20
Views: 542

Re: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.

Two photos:

Image

AS = Andreas Kierumgaard Sæbye, mester i Bergen 1767-1783

Image

Source:
©photos: Skanfil for samlere, Norway
Norsk Folkemuseum

Silverstone
by Silverstone
Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.
Replies: 20
Views: 542

Re: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.

@ Qrt.S Your comment - https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=181614#p181614 29.06.2020: The guardein i.e assayer is either Jens Kahrs or his son Ditmer/Ditmar Kahrs, more likely the latter. He assayed in Bergen gullsmedaslaug in NORWAY together with his father Jens 1765-1781. After his fath...
by Silverstone
Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:20 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.
Replies: 20
Views: 542

Re: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.

Gentlemen, it is a reprise! A collector from Norway wrote: "Skjeene er støpt, med merker og det hele, de utgir seg for å være laget av Ditlef Kahrs i 1784 men er nok laget litt over 100 år senere, rundt 1900. da det ble laget mye merkelig, og det var lite kunnskap blant folk." My translati...
by Silverstone
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.
Replies: 20
Views: 542

Re: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.

Ort.S, no one should faint here! First of all, thank you for your comments. After the initial excitement that I found something about grape spoons in the book Silberlust und Silbergier , I continued searching. Later on I discovered In the book Norsk sølv several drueskje . Unfortunately, this style ...
by Silverstone
Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.
Replies: 20
Views: 542

Re: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.

Dear SpoonLover, this is a photo of some grape-spoons from the 17th century. Unfortunately, the spoons have a completely different style. I'm sorry for giving you an incorrect information. https://i.postimg.cc/QMC1yYk2/IMG-4265a.jpg Source: Jorunn Fossberg, Sigrid Wegge Tandberg, Norsk sølv, Gullsme...
by Silverstone
Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:37 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.
Replies: 20
Views: 542

Re: Please help to identify the maker's mark of the set of Norwegian Bergen spoons.

Hi SpoonLover and Qrt.S! „The most commonly seen of those new types are the spoons with a finial in the shape of a bunch of grapes or a cone. They are found in two variants; one where the stem is absolutely smooth with a central groove, and one where the lower part of the stem is a little wider and ...
by Silverstone
Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Double HD mark on German/Prussian Captains spoon.
Replies: 9
Views: 6699

Re: Double HD mark on German/Prussian Captains spoon.

Gentlemen, in addition to your previous contributions, the complete hallmark of Carl Heinrich Dengel can be seen on this Königsberg -spoon from 1848, silver 12 lot . The name of the merchant house Gustav Möller has already appeared in previous posts. Dot-engraving: Gustav Möller Schiffs:Mäckler in K...
by Silverstone
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫
Replies: 6
Views: 359

Re: Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫

Sorry, Theoderich!

Because this object does not belong to me, I have to respect the privacy of a collector.
Please understand that I can not present a photo of the item.

Regards
Silverstone
by Silverstone
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:09 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: "Shooter bird" - TEFAF 2024 Maastricht
Replies: 0
Views: 121

"Shooter bird" - TEFAF 2024 Maastricht

Dear silver lovers, while visiting the Art-fair TEFAF 2024 in Maastricht/Netherlands, I discovered and admired this example of a shooter bird . Northern Germany 1598, silver gilded Height 12 cm Length: 19 cm https://i.postimg.cc/cJPMGwHR/IMG-3856b.jpg 1 Crafted as an award at the Kings shooting of t...
by Silverstone
Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫
Replies: 6
Views: 359

Re: Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫

Theodorich, thank you for your thoughtful comment. At Tardi " Poinçons d'argent " (2004) I found a K on p. 41, which means Kit r ingen - a wrong spelling for Kitzingen. https://i.postimg.cc/Y9Tf7tf3/s-41b.jpg On page 45 there is another k , which indicates the period of time 1797/1800. htt...
by Silverstone
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Nothern Niello - Veliki Ustiug
Replies: 9
Views: 3262

Re: Nothern Niello - Veliki Ustiug

Hi,

a Niello-box from Ivan Zhillin - Veliki Ustiug

Image
Image

Source:
© private photos - in agreement with Mr. Timo Koopman, London

Regards Silverstone
by Silverstone
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: Dutch Silver
Topic: Dutch Silver - TEFAF Maastricht 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 102

Re: Dutch Silver - TEFAF Maastricht 2024

In addition to no 3 - A Dutch silver windmill cup Before drinking the cup one had to blow through the blowpipe on the backside, by which the sails were set in motion. All the time a hand was set in motion indicating a figure from one to twelve. The hand indicated the number of beakers the drinker ha...
by Silverstone
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Dutch Silver
Topic: Dutch Silver - TEFAF Maastricht 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 102

Dutch Silver - TEFAF Maastricht 2024

Dear Art Lovers, some impressions of the TEFAF 2024 in Maastricht. 1 + 2) A silver-gilt (wine tasting) dish Taeke Lolles (active 1599 - 1608), Bolsward, 1599-1604 + A Dutch silver curry comb or ‘roskam’ Frederik Sijlstra van der Lei, Leeuwarden, circa 1770 https://i.postimg.cc/VLtpJxXV/1-2.jpg 3) A ...
by Silverstone
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:36 am
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫
Replies: 6
Views: 359

Re: Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫

Theoderich - many thanks for your answer.

Image
Image

Regards
Silverstone
by Silverstone
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:34 am
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫
Replies: 6
Views: 359

Ⓚ - C·I·P - ⑫

Hi,
today I need your help.

- C·I·P -
Maybe the punch is from Saxony, Prussia or Poland - ca. 1750.

Image

Any thoughts on this would be very much appreciated.
Silverstone
by Silverstone
Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1346

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

To all the lovers of salt cellars,

here are some different types of salt cellars:

with/without lid
trompe-l’œil – maybe a pepper caster
salt throne – partly gilded
niello technique
with two compartments

Image
Source:
© privat photo

Regards
Silverstone
by Silverstone
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: European Jewelry
Topic: French pendant - ca. 1800
Replies: 3
Views: 1333

Re: French pendant - ca. 1800

Merci bijoux.expert!

I also suspect that this pendant is not so old.
Maybe the stones are Bohemian glass. Undoubtedly a piece of jewelry that will attract a lot of attention in combination with a silk ribbon and a traditional austrian dress.

Regards
Silverstone
by Silverstone
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Can anyone help identify the craftsman and years of work?
Replies: 8
Views: 351

Re: Can anyone help identify the craftsman and years of work?

Dear members,

just take a look at this snuff box with the punch of Pierre Jean Stoundre:

Image
Image

hovedvandsæg - Slåvannssæg - Danmark
luktevannshus - Norway
Riechdose - Germany

Regards
Silverstone
by Silverstone
Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Can anyone help identify the craftsman and years of work?
Replies: 8
Views: 351

Re: Can anyone help identify the craftsman and years of work?

Hi Nata37, here's the update: Johan Poul Struntze https://i.postimg.cc/0QLSKSLt/IMG-3636ab.jpg Not Pierre Jean Stoundre https://i.postimg.cc/QtQv9Qzm/IMG-3637ab.jpg Source: Danske guld- og sølvsmedemærker før 1870, 4. udgave, revideret og udvidet af Henrik Jakobsen, Odense 2022, p. 159, 136 Regards ...
by Silverstone
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:14 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Friedrich Rückert. Help: text translation, archive search.
Replies: 14
Views: 674

Re: Friedrich Rückert. Help: text translation, archive search.

Hi Mart, This may be the Rückert family portrait you mentioned: https://i.postimg.cc/L5RZkdCm/IMG-3634ab.jpg From left to right standing Alexandr, Adel, Alexander's wife, Pavel, Ida, Ida's husband Viktor Remizon seated Fedor Rückert, Evegenia Kalistratovna and their joungest daughter Anna 1910-1913 ...

Go to advanced search