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Benjamin Prince died 1789 New York Silversmith (No Known Mark) ::: You might be in the (No Known Mark) zone :::

I found this [I.G] and [Sterling] on a spoon and it lacks the Steiff hallmark (which other examples apparently have) ::: I believe my spoon is Steiff and what is strange is that my spoon appears to be cast and not die-stamped. :::

I've seen this before and I think it's Turkey because the seller said she bought it in Turkey. ::: Very similar style and construction, but the back of your mirror seems to be a little higher in quality than the one I saw, yours has more detail by far. :::

They are silver coins from the Travancore Kingdom. ::: These are the largest items I have yet seen using Travancore Silver Coins. :::

The last letter "n" has a tiny upward stroke at the very end, I realize my pic makes that last upward stroke difficult to see. ::: Thanks for this info. :::

Thank you for the information. ::: Was your search comprehensive such that you believe you have narrowed it down to a choice of three possibilities? ::: Thanks. again. :::

I was looking at a fancy auction house's previous auction for Brown and Houlton and it implies significant rarity of some of Liberty Browne's silver. ::: "J. Hall Pleasants' and Howard Sill's book Maryland Silversmiths 1715-1830 notes that at the time of publication: '"No silver by Brown a...

The "construction of the L" with a uniquely-shaped appendage at the far-right of the "L" is what I think is extremely similar, they both have a slightly triangular shaped appendage pointing upwards towards the pellet. :::: And I am certain my hallmark has a pellet as well, checke...

(This is the hallmark with the "squiggle" I was talking about, perhaps it is just an extremely crisp version of the slightly worn down hallmark above)

If you compare the "L.BROWNE" hallmark with the "L.BROWN" hallmark (right, do you have them both on your screen together side-by-side? Both my picture and the picture from the web? The construction of the letter "L" is EXACTLY THE SAME. And there is a little squiggle on...

Why would Belden spell the two names differently if there were no hallmark for "L. Brown" attributed to "Liberty Brown"? ::: That's a bit strange since all the hallmarks I have found are spelled "Browne" and this is the first "Brown" I have ever come across. :...

The "International Sterling" company has a "knight's head" as its logo, kind of like a helmet a knight would wear with a feather at the top, and I have often seen is mis-struck or smudged such that it is difficult to identify. :: I think that's what your maker's mark is. :::: As ...

If you look at documents with Liberty Browne's signature, the "r o w n" letters are very similar to the letters in the hallmark on my spoon. ::: Liberty Browne was appointed the head of a Philadelphia Council and became a tax collector in 1813. ::: That's all the information I have about h...

From an archived silver website: "Brown (Browne), Liberty, Phila. A black silversmith known to have made gold hilts for swords presented by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the War of 1812. Began as Brown & Houlton (John) in Baltimore about 1799. Brown was in Philadelphia by 1801. In...

This Monogram seems to share a similar "Flourish" style which I have seen on an archived Tankard and also the signature of Liberty Brown(e) himself... https://i.imgur.com/dm9Ro9l.jpg I have not seen an alternate hallmark without the "e" but I have seen the name spelled both ways ...

Hopefully we can interview the brave soul who transported our National Inkstand to an undisclosed location. ::: Thank them for their service. :::

I was thinking the same thing that the edge-marking was done for aesthetic purposes. ::: If any other edge-marked pieces show up which can be proven to be forgeries, then I stand corrected. ::: And perhaps we could find some edge-marked genuine pieces to compare them with. :::

I must be the only person who was watching all this unfold and was worried about a historic coin silver inkstand, but it's kind of a national treasure. ::

It seems as if someone took the inkstand out of the chamber right before the chamber was breached. ::: Later as the electoral votes were being counted, I saw the inkstand there in its usual place. ::: Glad the inkstand is safe. :::

There are very rare instances where sterling silver tarnishes in unexpected ways. ::: I have a goblet that has tarnished into a completely gold color on the outside. ::: Once or twice I have seen that purple color that you just know is the color of silver plate having been tarnished but it turns out...