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My first thought was a calling card receiver also, but at 10cm, seemed a bit small.

Cheryl ;o)

Egyptian 900/1000 silver, dating from 1906-46 (your marks are upside down).

Cheryl ;o)

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

I was referring to the style of monogram, with the the surname initial over the couple's first name initials, being used during the period that this spoon was probably made, rather than in reference to its origin. My interest is often focused on Scandinavian silver, so I've run across that style of ...

Manchester Silver Co.'s Southern Rose pattern, introduced in 1933.

Cheryl ;o)

Remember seeing this spoon in another discussion group, with one participant sure that it was English, dating from around the 1770s. Will leave any opinions to members with better knowledge of British (some old pieces will not have full marks, for various reasons) and American coin marks. Personally...

Charming piece, perhaps a pin tray? Made or retailed by Lazarus Posen Witwe (Widow) of Frankfurt and Berlin. Lazarus Posen was a Jewish silversmith, after his death in the 1860s, his widow Brendina founded what became a well-known maker and supplier of well-crafted silver, including many museum-qual...

Watson Co. of Attleboro, Mass., not sure if this is a full-line pattern, believe I've only seen it on carving sets.

http://www.925-1000.com/american-mfg10.html

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I've never seen a genuine squash blossom or any other Native American piece constructed as yours is. Have you had a jeweler look at the necklace, to my eye it appears to be costume, very similar to some silverplate pieces that a friend bought in South America the late '70s-early '80s.

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Not at home with my references, but 1960s or later Poland comes to mind.

Cheryl ;o)

Lower case sans-serif "f" in the octagon cartouche is the 2005 date mark, the 1961 mark is an italic "f" with serifs in the same shape cartouche, believe they started using the 925-in-oval on British-made pieces in 1999.

Cheryl ;o)
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Sounds like it might be for Clarence A. Vanderbilt of NY, NY, in business from 1909-35.

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Jinx, Tom owes me a Coke!

The center of the bowl shows the coat of arms of Peru, would guess that it was wrought from a silver coin (can see the remnants of a staff and robes from the reverse of the coin, on the base of your piece).

Cheryl ;o)

This would be a souvenir-type spoon, rather than a pattern line. The design is a version of the city seal or coat of arms of Copenhagen showing the three towers over waves.

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Believe most major makers were using "sterling" by the late 1860s, I have a lovely sterling twisted-stem ladle by William Gale & Son from the early 1860s. I've seen many Tiffany pieces from the 1850s marked "sterling" and/or "925/1000". Could be wrong, but believe that a "legal" sterling standar...

It's called a sugar sifter in the U.S. Can't say that I've seen the mark you describe before, but perhaps your mark is from when John Polhamus was in partnership with with George E. Strong (1859-63/64).

Cheryl ;o)

Looks like Frank W. Smith Silver Co. to me.

http://www.925-1000.com/american-mfg7.html

Cheryl ;o)

Pattern is Madam Jumel, introduced in 1908 by Whiting, production continued for many years after Gorham took over Whiting in 1924. Later pieces have Gorham marks.

Cheryl ;o)

Picture's a bit dark, but appears to be Gorham's popular Chantilly pattern. Rainey & Acly would be the retailer.

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Elkington applied their own dating code to their silverplate starting in 1841. The "EM&Co." mark was used starting in 1842 when the Elkingtons took on a partner named Josiah Mason and the firm became Elkington, Mason & Co. for a time; understood that the "EM&Co." mark was not used after ...