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two possibles: Levy (England; granted to Joseph Moses Levy of London, and borne by his son Edward Levy Lawson of Hall Barn, Bucks, D.L., lord of the manor of Beaconsfield, who assumed by royal license, Dec. 11, 1875, the surname of Lawson): Arms: Gules, a saltier parted and fretté or, between two r...

nope, don't think so, appears to be berries or some other vegetation, same as he's trodding upon.

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Looks like a ram to me, but perhaps: Bayley-Worthington of co. Chester - Crest–A goat pass. ar. semee of estoiles sa. in the mouth a sprig of laurel. listed under WORTHINGTON in http://books.google.com/books?id=WmpmAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=fal...

Nice to see it again, I owned the same DeMatteo sculpture a few years ago. The presentee's name was different on mine, I imagine that AT&T commissioned a number of these for presentation.
Regards, Tom

Hi Miles,
Thought it might be provincial, turns out to be London made. See Grimwade #63, William and Aaron Lestourgeon.
Regards, Tom
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900, marks are from two other examples


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For the full range of marks see:
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Hi,
Just want to confirm Jakjo's assessment, silverplate and the mark is that of Gullsmedfirma K. Hestenes A/S of Bergen.

Regards, Tom

Hi, Even working with good images these marks are easily confused. Yours is the Austro-Hungarian lion head mark used on small articles, the number and letter within the mark will give you more information. http://www.925-1000.com/Faustria_02.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Regard...

Hi, I've learned from a previous post of Blakstone's on Berlin assay marks that: the warden's mark K with Bear = J. C. S. Kessner, 1819 - 1854 the secondary assayers' mark C = J. W. D. Friedrich, 1848 - 1854 The mystery is the incuse "M" workshop or maker's mark. Can anyone identify it? Th...

Hi,
Please post another image of the marks from a different angle, preferably head on with no angle.
Thanks, Tom

Here's a nice article from the Devonport town website.
http://devonportonline.co.uk/history/ar ... amsey.aspx
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Hi, Actually, it is the mark of Gerardus Schoorl of Zaandijk, a suburb of Amsterdam. Although his son Cornelis was probably in charge of the business by this time. Looks to be a thriving concern, he owned retail outlets in both Amsterdam and Den Haag (the hague). Below is an advertisement from a 190...

Hi Trev, Thanks, only knew of Wise in the vaguest sense as a California smith. Here is Blanchard's wikipedia entry in which Wise features: Porter Blanchard (1886 — 1973) was a famous silversmith living and working in Pacoima, California in the United States. He is considered to be part of the Arts a...

The finish work on your piece may be superior to the other example, but the work is still far cruder that one would hope for in an antique piece. All of the examples seen are one piece cast construction, this is not how an early spoon would have been made. Please have a look on the front, just above...

Hi, In the Netherlands they used pseudo-marks, combinations of pseudo-marks and genuine hallmarks, and sometimes, no marks at all. It is far more likely your piece is also a copy, identical as it is to the other it is likely to have been made in the same mold. Also, were it an early piece it would s...

Allan Adler, the late California modernist silversmith, is quoted as stating that, beginning in 1938, he'd learned to work silver from his father-in-law, the Arts & Crafts silversmith Porter Blanchard. I'd always suspected this apprenticeship was Blanchard's way of looking out for his daughter B...

You're quite welcome. I do not know when this company began production, but I suspect it was made in the mid to late 20th century.
Tom
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Interesting, see the second from last item on the work examples page for Neresheimer of Hanau. http://www.925-1000.com/hx_neresheimer.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Only 175 miles from Hanau to the Dutch border, but this leaves me wondering in which direction the trade flowed. B...

Oval? make that Carl Mayr, working 1877-1903. In future, kindly take pity on those of us with failing eyesight and post larger images of the marks.

Regards, Tom
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