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Can anyone tell me the name of this pattern? It's marked with William Rogers' mark of the maltese cross W.R. and other mark (I call it an amphora), and is also marked pat. Jan. 14, 08.


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The mark is that of James E. Blake Co.-see below.


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The maker is Towle Manufactuing, and it is the Old Colonial pattern, originally introduced in 1895.

You are correct that Dulin & Martin was a high end Washington DC department store. These types of stores typically had silver and china manufacturers make pieces marked with the store's name and not that of the manufacturer, so the mark you see is the retailer's mark. The design of your sherbert...

I don't know the maker, but the mark is T R & CO (for company). The EP stands for electroplated.

This is definitely not the mark of Thomas Revere; his lettering was very thin and distinctive. This does appear to me to be a TP; I will look through my source books to see if I can find anything.
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The mark you asked about is the model number for the piece. BTW, the mark is that of Wood & Hughes, not Wood & Hogan.

Adolphe Kunkler was a member of the Boston Society of Arts & Crafts in the 1920's and 1930's. Would it be possible to post a photo of the bowl-I have a Kunkler bowl as well, and would be interested in seeing another example of his work. Dimensions would also be welcome.
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This is a pseudo hallmark that is not attributed to a particular maker, but is generally believed to be from the Albany/Troy NY area, and would date from the 1840's to 1850's.
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Speaking of references, can anyone recommend a good source book for French silver? I have Tardy's, which is generally helpful with establishing country/region and date, but not maker.

I believe this piece is French; I cannot find a mark that matches this exactly in my copy of Tardy's, but the mark and the piece's style both have a French feel.

Is it a table bell or desk bell for calling "the help"?
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Their permanent collection has the most amazing pieces, primarily American 19th century. They do have a modern design section that has some really great pieces as well.

http://dallasmuseumofart.org/Dallas_Mus ... /index.htm
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Great tongs-I, too am jealous! From the publication, "Cork Silver and Gold: Four Centuries of Craftsmanship" "The last two decades of the eighteenth century saw the emergence of Cork silver of the neo-classical style following the architecural inspiration of Robert Adam...Some of the ...

Yes, your spoon is silverplated. Rogers & Bro. is the name of the manufaccturer, which was located in Waterbury CT. There were several "Rogers" brothers outfits in silver manufacturing in the late 1800's, including C. Rogers & Bros., who was sued by Rogers & Bro. for using thei...

The term "German silver" is one of a number of trade names that were used for items made of alloys, most not containing any silver. Other common trade names are Brazil Silver and Nevada Silver. The German Silver alloy is a silvery white alloy made of copper, zinc and nickel. I personally h...

The bird is actually a kingfisher, traditionally considered a symbol of industry (or rather industriousness).
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As I believe you may have already learned on another forum site, the mark is that of the spoon's retailer, William Thompson, who had a watch and jewelery shop in Raleigh, NC c. 1850.
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This mark is what is known as a faux hallmark. The exact maker is virtually impossible to determine, but this form of mark was used by makers in upstate New York (Albany, Schenectady area) in about 1850.
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