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Hi,

I think your best bet is to contact the writer of this blog on South African goldsmiths:
http://sagoldsmiths.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00%2B02:00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00%2B02:00&max-results=3

Regards, Tom

Hi, Welcome to the forum. You have a very nice American spoon with an interesting decorated drop. I believe it is by Rowland Parry and James Musgrave. The following excerpt is from Ensko's "American silversmiths and Their Marks" PARRY & MUSGRAVE 1793, Philadelphia, Pa., at 42 South Sec...

Hi, I agree with Cheryl, the marks seem more consistent with Japanese manufacture than any other location. On the other hand, I'm fairly sure that the design is by Alphonse LaPaglia, dating from his days at International silver. Believe I had a couple of these goblets with Lapaglia/International mar...

Hi Peter, I've checked and re-checked, all instances of the string of code that was causing the 1/2 page issue have been edited out. As my phone no longer has the issue, I suspect that your device may just be stubborn about refreshing its cache. If the problem still persists, you should be able to h...

Dear Members, Thank you for your patience with the various forum problems experienced over the last several weeks. At this point in time, most have been addressed, many resolved and others are still works in progress. Foreign alphabetic characters and punctuation: The new version of the forum suppor...

Hi Jag, I've never before seen this mark, but I strongly suspect it is an earlier mark of the same William DeHart listed here at: http://www.925-1000.com/americanMod_1.html The Albuquerque, New Mexico directory for 1953 lists - "Silversmith Studio" of Wm. R DeHart jr.. William Dehart also ...

Hi, I've seen this mark a handful of times on Arts & Crafts handwrought silver jewelry. The usual attribution is to the 'Odd Krafters Shop', with location listed as either Boston or Chicago, first quarter 20th century. Does anyone know if they received mention in Darling's "Chicago Silversm...

Hi,

McGrew "tentatively" attributes the mark to Montgomery & Co. and/or Morgan Morgans, successors to Albert Coles. However, I believe it is more likely a "W", as does Cheryl in http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35384

Regards, Tom

Hi,
Looks like a Hanau piece, suspect the marks are pseudos we've not seen before, Simon Rosenau of Bad Kissingen seems a good possibility for the maker.
http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html

Regards, Tom

Hi Roy,

The mark is for Silber & Fleming of London:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_S2.html

Trev has posted a very informative topic on the company:
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=21864

Regards,
Tom

Here is the topic that AG2012 has recommended:
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=27003


Regards, Tom

I've a vague memory of this being a German maker. Does anyone know it?

worth a bump - found it buried in the American forum

Alex, Many thanks for submitting this information and the photos. As far as I know, the information that provided the Zaviyanov attribution was purely anecdotal and the links that you have provided give a stronger basis for an attribution. I will be soon edit the page and note that the mark is Zakho...

Russian Marks Section updated and expanded.
see:
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=31870

Dear Members, I'm happy to announce that the Russian Hallmarks section of 925-1000.com has undergone major renovation and the new version is now available online. (Note: If you have visited any of the Russian pages in the last months, you may have to refresh/reload the pages to view the newer versio...

Hi Jackk, Getting back to the original subject, Jakub Preizyg. I've appended a text below from a catalog of an exhibition at the Lithuanian National Art Museum in Vilnius. Google translation makes a hash out of the English translation, perhaps you'll get a clearer rendition asking for a Polish or Ge...

Hi, I'd have to agree with salmoned, that certainly appears to be an edition number rather than an indication of metal composition. As to the artist, try googling "David R. Nelson". He is a wildlife sculptor with a website and it would probably be in your interest to contact him. Good luck...

Hi All,
There is also Ambroise LaFrance of Quebec, but can't find an example of his mark either.
http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e ... 958&query=

Regards, Tom