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Part of the British hallmark system is the shape of the cartouches. Believe your piece is much more recent than you might think. Would be very helpful if you could post pictures of the entire piece, the style of a piece can also help determine age; besides, I'd like to see it!

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Pattern is Putnam, introduced in 1912.

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Pewter containing 95% tin, not old. Can't quite make out whether it says "Peltro" or "Peltre" in the oval, suspect it's with an "o", making it Italian rather than Spanish.

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Your souvenir spoon is from the Turkish Ottoman Empire, the finial depicts a minaret (mosque tower), nice detail of the crescent and star in the enamelled spiral on the handle. The first mark you describe would probably be the purity mark and the second the tughra (monogram) of the reigning Sultan. ...

What a lovely piece! Can't help with the maker, appears to me to be "IF". It's a drink tumbler (the original round-bottomed form), the owner would have been an adult, as they were usually used for brandy. The "sen" suffix on the engraved name (if original) would point to Danish or Norwegian origin. ...

ATLA is/was the silverplate division of Danish silver maker C.M.Cohr. The two-tower mark has been used on plated wares since the late 1800s. The D-hammer-A mark is for Dansk Arbedge (Danish works), a Danish trade association that promoted a campaign similar to "Buy American" in the U.S., believe its...

I've run across this whale mark before, usually on mid-20th century Danish silverplate with raised Dutch Renaissance inspired scenes similar to yours or sleek Modern designs. Most often decorative items like ashtrays, candlesticks, purse mirrors, etc.

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Pictures would be a huge help, but from your description, sounds like your piece is silverplate, probably not Swedish.

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Your box is Danish silverplate, the two-tower mark has been used for plate since the late 1800s, the P-in-oval is for Plet-sølv (silverplate), the D-A w/hammer is for the Dansk Arbedge (Danish works), a Danish trade association that promoted a campaign similar to "Buy American" in the U.S., believe...

The "V.V." is an engraved monogram (perhaps one of your ancestors), the spoon would have been placed face down on the table.

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I've run across several sugar bowls with spoon holders, most often in Victorian American silverplate, have also seen a couple of spooners with additional holders around the rim. Agree with Doos that this appears to be a sugar vase, but does seem rather large. The spoons do seem to be replacements, b...

The piece shown would have been made before 1956, O.N.C, started adding the word "HANDWROUGHT" to all work then, after 1965 all pieces bear the individual silversmith's mark.

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X115 is R&B's stock number for a 6½" sterling goblet, they're usually plain, perhaps the "C" is to designate the chased design on yours. Believe they were in production for many years (may still be), if yours are marked "REED & BARTON" rather than with the old eagle...

As a long-time collector of Scandinavian silver, have run across this whale mark before (though the crown trademark is new to me). Found on mid-20th century Danish silverplate, usually decorative items such as ashtrays, purse mirrors & combs, corkscrews & bottle stoppers, candleholders, etc....

Made by the Crescent Silverware Mfg. Co. of Port Jervis, NY, founded in 1922, sold to Samuel Kirk & Son in 1977. The "3154A" is a stock or catalog number, the "407-05-4579" is a previous owners Social Security number.

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The pattern is Gorham's Etruscan, introduced in 1913, there is no date mark, as they were used on holloware rather than flatware.

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A piece of the same design is shown on the alexander-ritchie site with 1968 Edinburgh marks, made by John Hart.

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http://www.alexander-ritchie.co.uk/hart2.htm

Your picture of the marks is very grainy on my monitor, but it looks like there might be some Edinburgh, Scotland marks. The style of the piece is very similar to Scottish Iona-style sword & shield brooches.

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Lovely Scottish Revival piece, believe the stones are a type of quartz called Cairngorm. That's a British design Registry mark, the "I" at the top indicating metalwork, the rubbed bottom letter would designate the manufacturer, the other marks are for the date the design was registered: upper "Q"=18...

Believe that's a pre-1958 Soviet-era mark, the fineness would be indicated as 875.

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