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Hi TexasTuthill, I have no problem seeing your photos via the links, so I don't think they are password protected. However, if you want the best information and outcome from your post, it is advisable to embed your photos, therefore removing the need for members to clink on a link. Many members refu...

Hi B,

Looks like Towle of Newburyport, Mass to me. Have a look here:

http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_T2.html

Cheers,
Steve

Hi Gerox, I can't add anything more than AG2012 has already said in regard to your questions however I will point out that your cup has 12 spoon hanging points on the top rim. Therefore probably not a cup but technically a bowl. A sugar bowl to be precise. I have seen complete sets in the past, with...

Hi, AG2012 may be correct however I wouldn't dismiss British marks just yet. Agreed they are not typical, but the crown over a letter was the alternative format used at the Sheffield assay Office between 1780 and 1822 usually on small items. Although very difficult to identify the letter, my best gu...

Sorry, I meant to confirm that for you and forgot. You are correct with the 'w' being 1867.

S

Hi Diane,

The marks reading from top to bottom are:

Maker - JS, but unknown to me.
Duty mark - Queen Victoria
Dublin Assay Office - Hibernia
Irish Silver Fineness Mark - Crowned Harp denoting 925 sterling silver. (This is like the lion rampart/passant used in England).

Cheers,
Steve

Hi Martin, Focusing on the lower mark : "KB above and below the crossed pick and anvil hammer" - This is the makers mark of Krider & Biddle of Philadelphia. I have found conflicting references online as to when they were in business but trusting the information on this site puts it cir...

Hello and welcome to the forum. Here's some good news...your plate is solid sterling silver. It was made in London during the Reign of King George III and the date letter appears to the 'h' corresponding to 1763. I'm unable to help with a maker as the mark looks too rubbed to be of use. One of our w...

I too can see this one and have not had any problems seeing Olga's photos in Past posts.

Steve

A big thankyou to Ringo and Qrt.S :) :) :)

Steve

Thanks Trev. Appears my address bar is truncating the URL which is a bit of a problem. Your info on Peter Andreas Hansen is interesting. Looking at the date on the photo of the spoon uploaded by Ringo, this Peter Hansen wouldn't have been born by about 2 years. I'll wait and see if Ringo has any add...

Hi WesternPA, I too have a spoon made in Tondern which was identified by Ringo a while back as being made by Paul Hansen. It is a little later than yours and so I assume Paul might be the son of Peter? Ringo is this correct? My spoon was given as a wedding gift which apparently was traditional in th...

Hello Raven and welcome to the forum, I see the mark of M.H Wilkens and Son of Bremen, Germany with an 800 parts per 1000 silver fineness mark. I would expect to see the German standard post 1886 mark of a crescent moon beside a crown. Can you confirm if it is also present? Style wise, I would place...

Hi Zardos,

I read the date to be Birmingham 1895 (italic letter v). I first thought it was the letter b, but after comparing closely with the 1895 letter v, am reasonably sure it is v...but wait and see if others agree.

Cheers,
Steve

Yep, I concur with Waylander. William Hutton & Sons.

Cheers,
Steve.

A correction. I'm confident in the identification but I mixed up the surname and first name. It is Henri Ofti, not Ofti Henri. Likewise the initials are HO. I looked at them in both directions and had the wrong thing stuck in my head. Here is the referenced mark: https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.j...

Welcome to the forum, Your bowl is indeed French. I found interpreting the initials a little difficult to begin with but am confident I got it in the end; The makers mark is O H separated by a hammer which is the mark of Ofti Henri. His work premises were at 8 Bisson St, Paris. His mark was register...

Hi,

I can positively identify your object.

It is a telescopic, central mount, opera glasses handle, similar to the one shown below.



Cheers,
Steve

Hi Jayne, I tried to embed your photos for all to see but unfortunately was unsuccessful. Your bracelet was assayed in Chester and the date letter K is for 1893. It's not possible to read all of the makers mark and so a positive attribution is not possible but from the last letter H and the style an...