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Please help identify this crest engraved on a Sheffield plate salver. The crest appears to be lion sejant erect (or sejant rampant) supporting a pillar. The pillar is topped with a crown. The monogram beneath the crest seems to be ACJ (or some combination of A, C, and J). The salver has a British re...

From the size of the dish and its boat shape, it was probably meant to hold soy sauce and wasabi, into which sushi would be dipped. It is not inconceivable that a bride and groom named Nakaido gave one of these small dishes as a thank-you to each person or business participating in their wedding. Wi...

The maker is Yamazaki Manufacturing of Ginza, Tokyo, and it is marked "pure silver." One likely translation of the inscription on the bottom (reading from right to left, top to bottom): "Presented to Hakkei February 8, 1958 Nakaido" "Hakkei" ("Eight Sights," t...

Any information or ideas appreciated regarding the country of origin and maker of this letter rack. 10.8 cm long, 7.6 cm high, and 2.7 cm wide. Weight exactly 100 grams. Marked to underside "ST. SILVER" with a maker's or logo mark BJ. No other marks anywhere. I am posting here because Cana...

The most probable reading of the inscription is "Ichi Moku Kai," e.g. "First Thursday Club," a group meeting once a month, on the first Thursday. As Rauls has already intimated, there are countless possibilities, as there are many first Thursday clubs for studying, hobbies, games...

As JLD has noted, thin spoons like this are practically useless. This one would bend in jam. The spoon has a pronounced wear pattern, so clearly it was used. There are many series of tiny repetitive dents to both the bowl and the terminal, yet the stem is free of these dents and the tip of the bowl ...

Thank you Jorg, for your kind vote of confidence regarding this poor old spoon. I don't know how it ended up here in western Canada, but for the while it has been given a reprieve from obscurity. Its length is 6 inches (just under 15 cm) and it weighs 11 grams. The handle has been beaten as thin as ...

This somewhat battered, but complete teaspoon has a single hallmark, an intaglio M with a small dot (or period) after it. Cursive “H” monogram to handle. No leads on the maker or the place of origin, so posting to “Other Countries” and hope the administrator will eventually move this post to the app...

Thank you, finnclouds, for the encouragement. I return your friendly greeting! Hopefully a few more photos of the hallmark, taken from different angles and at higher contrast, will lead to a flash of recognition. http://i51.tinypic.com/259izhi.jpg http://i52.tinypic.com/161f9mw.jpg http://i55.tinypi...

Many thanks Hose_dk for providing such a useful description of early 20th century Danish hallmarking, which is certainly much more complicated than I had surmised from both this site and other sources.

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Thanks Hose_dk for such a speedy ID on the pattern--quite logically named, too! Yes, I now see several pieces of flatware in this pattern, the majority with Danish hallmarks dated ca 1910-1925. Still, I have a question about the 11L mark. In my (admittedly limited) understanding, by 1900 the loth sy...

My apologies, I was too closely focussed on the first photo, and could not determine whether the ruler was cm or inches. Now I see that in the second photo, the ruler has cm on one side and inches on the other. I believe that your diminutive incense burner is not a miniature per se, but was made to ...

The mark is definitely a Korean-language silver standard mark, not a maker's mark. If memory serves, it means "pure silver" and corresponds to the Japanese "jungin" mark used ca 1890-1940. Regarding the date, I have a slightly different version of the same mark on a teapot that I...

Help please with identifying the maker, origin, and approximate date of this 11 loth dognose spoon with rococo engraving to the front of the handle. 21 cm long, 37 grams. The spoon appears to have been made from a single piece of silver, it has no rattail or drop. The three hallmarks are in a straig...

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The mark to the base is '"jungin" (pure silver, usually 950 standard), Japanese. Looks like a sake warmer, early 20th century. The lengthened base is made to fit inside a compartment in a long hibachi, or to be set in a pot of hot water.

Hope this helps.

Hard to say if this is a miniature without any dimensions, but this form certainly looks very much like an incense burner for the Buddhist family altar found in many Japanese homes. These are typically the size of a large teacup or small bowl. The small hollow ball on the lid, attached by a pin, rot...

Many thanks again to Qrt.S and Zolotnik for such a wealth of information about two tablespoons. My apologies for the poor quality of the pics in my earlier post, I'm still a novice at picture posting. Hopefully this additional photo will be some small compensation. Kind regards David Ross http://i55...

Many thanks Qrt.S for a swift and informative reply! I never would have guessed GAS, but now it appears quite clearly. I am very pleased to learn so much about the master who made these beautiful pieces, also that the pattern is still in existence. I have already looked at a few other pieces by him,...

Having read through nearly all of the posts in the Russian silver forum, with respect and a little trepidation I am submitting my first post. In question is a pair of 19 cm long spoons weighing 71 and 74 grams. From perusal of this excellent site, the hallmarks seem to be of the assayer Edward Brand...

This is my first post, having following this forum for the past few years and gained an informal education in hallmarks from this extraordinary site. My thanks to all contributors. I am hoping that someone can help identify the origin and maker of this large fiddle-handled platter or stuffing spoon ...