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Zwickau maybe?

another member has kindly brought my attention to this post;
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=22142

thought it worth a bump, just moved from the French forum.

Hi,
In English, these are usually called aspic sets. I am also curious as to where the set was made.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspic

Regards, Tom

Hi, 800 pixels is perfectly fine for this forum. The note was for the percentage of site users that prefer a 14inch screen at 1024x768 resolution, and get cropped versions of some images. No need for anyone to post images smaller than 8 inches or 800 pixels, the minority of small screen users, mysel...

Hi, Fascinating mark. Can't recall ever seeing an inverted crest on an English handle before, nor on an American or Canadian piece. However the use of 1 st indicates that WY was working in an English speaking country or colony. Hope someone is able to track him down. Regards, Tom ps. my mom was a sa...

Hi Miles,
They are Thai silver pod duang bullet coins, mounted as buttons.
see: http://www.coincoin.com/I112.htm

Regards, Tom

They are French silverplate, suggest you look at the article.

Regards, Tom

Hi,
Cannot identify it with certainty, but it is similar to the mark illustrated in Rainwater for the Sinclair Mfg. Co. of Chartley, MA., in business ca. 1950. The measure would match nicely to the time period.

Regards, Tom

Hi,
Thanks for the description, however your words don't tell us the 'where, when and how' of the pieces. One image of any of the pieces will reveal all of the above and give us the references we need to search for an answer to your question.
Regards, Tom
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Hi, Nice Danish modernist piece, that is the personal mark of Karl Gustav Hansen of the Hans Hansen firm. 1906 Hans Hansen (1884-1940) founded a goldsmith in Kolding, Denmark. 1920 Initially they produced flatware, but when the company became successful, they started producing jewelry 1931 Hans Hans...

It looks vaguely familiar but I can't place it offhand, an image of the object would help a great deal.
Regards, Tom
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Hi ejw,
Thought I should link these posts.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=197
Perhaps between the two examples and the minor variance in the marks some new light will be shed on this mystery.
Regards, Tom
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Hi,
In light of this new post;
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20874
I've resurrected this old unsolved mystery for ease of comparison.
Regards, Tom

Hi Miles, Motto is from Martial - http://books.google.com/books?id=YJo_AAAAIAAJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 3603. Quod sis esse velis, nihilque malis. Martial.– " Be content in the station assigned to you, and do not wish to appear greater than you are." " Choose wh...

It is a variation of the M. Fred Hirsch mark.
http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_H2.html

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Hello,
A cutler is a steel worker specialized in in the grinding of blades and the mark you've shown us is a cutler's mark. If you illustrate the marks on the handle, we may be able to identify the origins of the piece.
Regards, Tom

I suspect these were meant to have porcelain or glass inserts.
Regards, Tom