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A good general starter book, and inexpensive one is "Old Silver" by Seymour B. Wyler. (can be had for about $12 bucks used) The book covers English, American, and European hallmarks. English section is extensive with many maker's mark as well as hallmarks. American section is only coin silvermiths m...

Hi Lisa, Let's recap, we know that the three black arrowed marks tell us it is Birmingham, Sterling and 1908. The concensus about the H mark, and I agree, is that it is not a maker's mark. IO has pointed out that there is another mark (here circled in red), that is your maker's mark. Try rubbing the...

'u' that is the date letter as oppsed to the 'n' in the first pic Hi Tel, Sorry, I wasn't very clear as to what was what. The grouping of marks that includes the "U" mark are the English marks, they are, from left: BFM - sponsor' mark "U" - London import mark 925 - sterling stan...

Yes, Kaunis Koru is still in business, the following blurb is from the current Fodor's Online Travel Guide.

Kaunis Koru produces avant-garde silver and gold designs.
Address: Aleksanterink. 28, Helsinki, Finland
Phone: 09/686-0400

Hello, Your marks indicate that the piece was made by the Neresheimer firm in Hanau Germany. The other marks are English import marks. The sponsors mark is for Berthold Hermann Muller, a London based importer. The date letter (right of 925 mark) is not clear, but it is probably ca. 1905 - 1910. As t...

Hi Silvercrown,
Nice piece of handwrought silver and perfect for this category.
Thanks for getting the ball rolling.

Tom
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Hi Tim, There are not a lot of accessible references in this area and there seems to be a fair amount of guesswork on dating and geographically pinpointing the origins of such pieces. Mainly due to overlap of styles throughout Central & South American and inconsistencies in hallmarking and often...

John,
Thank you for the information. I'm glad to have it and I'm sure others here are as well. Hope you will continue to contribute.
Tom
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Hi, Virtually every American manufactured piece of sterling will have a sterling or, on occasion, a 925 stamp to go along with its maker's mark. If it does not, you can safely assume it is silverplate. Yours appears to be a good quality covered serving dish, but I don't know the maker. Hopefully som...

Hello John, Welcome to the forum and thank you for posting the answer. I've heard of the book and your post convinced me that it is time to acquire it. A web search yielded only its good review in Silver Magazine and a couple of sites using it as a reference. The search for the publisher was another...

Hi Aurora,

20 pennyweights in a troy ounce. I think it is near impossible that 2 troy oz. could have been polished off. It is hard to tell from your views, but I'm wondering if the feet might have been more extensive. Either that, or Thomas Bolton had his thumb on the scale at payment time.

Tom
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Hello Joy, Thanks for posting, nice photos and a pretty piece. It sure is similar in style to works by Unger, Kerr and number of other Newark jewelry firms. I don't know the maker, but hope someone else will. I'm curious about the technique, usually this type of piece was stamped repousse with a bac...

(This reply is by member - Shlossy. Moved from a duplicate posting of the same topic) The date is correct as 1728 and the harp is the Dublin Assay office mark. The B is the mark of the maker, though I do not have a copy of Bennett to hand to identify him. The figures 10.18 are the 'scratch weight' ...

Dear Whiteknight, I'm afraid Mr. Taylor has misinformed you. It is true that Gorham kept extensive records and their archives encompass a great deal of information. Charles H. Carpenter Jr. spent many years researching the archives before writing his definitive "Gorham Silver; 1831-1981". ...

Hi Veebeez, Scanning through Tardy's "Poincons d'Or", I came across, what I think is, your "animal head in triangle" mark. If it is clearly a horse's head, Tardy shows it as a Polish gold mark used after 1931. Can you post a larger photo? Hi Bortolot, Good idea, I'll create a gol...

Hi Pete,

Not English sterling, but English silverplate. See British Hallmarks. I will move the post to the appropriate category.

Tom

In future, please take the trouble to post in the proper forum. English goes to English, not American.
Thanks, Tom

Joe,

Great, can you tell me where you found the info? I've found a jewelry manufacturer by that name in Attleboro, MA. but can find nothing else on them.

Tom

Hi All,

The focus of the 925-1000.com encyclopedia is silver marks & hallmarks, not silverplate marks.
The bird mark is included because it is Meriden's mark on Sterling holloware.
I have not included the scales mark because it is a silverplate mark.

Tom

Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
Sorry, but your salts are silverplate. not coin silver. The information you are looking for can be found under Gorham at
American Marks 4
Gorhams coin & sterling marks can be found at
Gorham Marks & Date Codes

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