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by cathycat
Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:39 pm
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Pair of candleholders help in mark identification
Replies: 2
Views: 1010

Re: Pair of candleholders help in mark identification

No, it is not Augsburg. The mark just looks a bit like the early Augsburg pine cone without the date letter. But the candleholders are definitely old, 200 years i guess. Why should anybody should copy a mark like that in those days..? And what do you mean with „fake“ ? And it is not Hanau silver nei...
by cathycat
Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:27 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Pair of candleholders help in mark identification
Replies: 2
Views: 1010

Pair of candleholders help in mark identification

Hello, I am trying to identify the marks of this pair of candleholders, height 24 cm. Going by he style the are probably made around 1800. One mark is shaped like a leaf and the other one looks a bit like the "Pyr", the pine cone that was used on early Augsburg silver. It´s not Augsburg pr...
by cathycat
Thu Sep 27, 2018 5:12 pm
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Small jug from Berlin?
Replies: 4
Views: 2422

Re: Small jug from Berlin?

Brilliant!! :) B = Ch. F. Deppe, 1842 — 1847 That matches the others dates perfectly. Thank you so much for your help. :) If I am allowed to, I will be back with the second jug soon.. This will be even more difficult, three tiny hallmarks, hardly to recognize and I don't have the slightest idea abou...
by cathycat
Thu Sep 27, 2018 4:36 pm
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Small jug from Berlin?
Replies: 4
Views: 2422

Re: Small jug from Berlin?

Thank you, @ Theoderich !
First question solved, great !

Do you have any clue about the letter B ? Which period or person it stands for?
by cathycat
Thu Sep 27, 2018 8:50 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Small jug from Berlin?
Replies: 4
Views: 2422

Small jug from Berlin?

Hello, may I please ask again for your help. I have a small collection of jugs, this is the first of them. 13,5 cm high and 15 cm wide , with handle. What I found out so far, or at least what I think I found out...: After turning this a couple of times round I think the hallmark on the right shows a...
by cathycat
Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:31 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Silver bowl with coin, Dutch marks?
Replies: 8
Views: 4443

Re: Silver bowl with coin, Dutch marks?

@blakstone, thank you so much for your detailed explanations. I 've seen the Dingeldein brothers already mentioned in the Hanau Pseudo-mark section. Very interesting that a part of the family went to the States. My bowl was definitely produced here, I am living in Germany. If you are absolutely conv...
by cathycat
Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:08 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Silver bowl with coin, Dutch marks?
Replies: 8
Views: 4443

Re: Silver bowl with coin, Dutch marks?

Thank you both for your answers. I see, I was reading through the Pseudo-Mark section already but I missed this one out. I wondered anyway why even companies with a good reputation were using these marks, like Schleissner and Neresheimer for example. This bowl is beautifully made, nice workmanship a...
by cathycat
Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:14 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Silver bowl with coin, Dutch marks?
Replies: 8
Views: 4443

Silver bowl with coin, Dutch marks?

Hello to all, I´m new to this forum and for start I want to thank you for all the information you are supplying here on these boards and on the website. I´ve been reading a lot but I cannot identify the marks on the follwing item. Could you please help and advise. This is a bowl with an old coin in ...

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