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Hi Qrt.S and Zolotnik, You are right that some repairs can cause more damage than if the object should left as it is. But where are your examples of antique silver objects on prestigues antiquefairs like the TEFAF in Maastricht or in important referencebooks about antique silver with (for example) d...

Hi Oel,

You did it again with the marks! Incredible.

Many thanks,

Zilverik

Hi Qrt.S, Thank you for your response. With my loup I see a ИЕ orИF. The inside feels ruff. It feels drilled from the outside. For a sugarcaster it is small compared to for example the French sugarcasters. On the other side, for a teastrainer it is big. The biggest teastrainer I have ever seen. N...

Hi, If this strange silvergilt sifter is genuine, who could be the maker? Could it be I.B = Iwan Wichljajew (1804-1818), number 612 in Verzeichnis der Russischen Gold- und Silbermarken? I have no reason to doubt it, but I become very cautious with Russian silver. So, with a little bit of doubt, I be...

Hi, This is a large deep Russian plate with a family crest. Anyone knows the crest? And maybe the marks as well? As for the marks under the plate in a row, I read (a double struck and hard to read) 1861 and I.B. in cyrillic = I.W unidentified master? (nr 1209, but then without a second dot, Verzeich...

Hi Zolotnik, Beautifull collection! Looks, apart from maybe here and there some worn, mint. That makes me think of a remark from Qrt.S lately on this forum to think twice before he lets a silversmith "lay a hand" on an old silver object. What is your guess how many of these nice boxes once...

Hi,

Are there no exceptions that masters in Copenhagen also use only two times the mastermark? It sure looks like it.



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Zilverik

Hi Zolotnik,

Probably Copenhagen, Jonsen Brandt. He died in 1777. He used several marks. This mark looks like mark 620 (Danske Solvmaerker before 1870).

Regards,

Zilverik

Hi ardentargent,

Interesting marks. I have not seen them before. It doesn't look French to me. Are you sure it is solid silver? Maybe the form of the candelabra's tells us more about the possible country.

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Zilverik

Hi John,

There is a forum Family Crests: viewforum.php?f=60
Good luck.

Regards,

Zilverik

Hi Theoderich,

Thank you very much for your information.
In my opinion around the beginning of the 19e century (1810-1829) could very well be. Unfortunally the makersmark is not clear enough, so we will not know for sure.

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Zilverik

Hi John, I could not find the master in my books. I looked expecially in J. Helft, Le poincon des Provinces Francaises, 1985. It was not uncommon in the provence to put just three makersmarks on an object. That was for the "Maitre Abonnee", living far away from an assay office. I hope that...

Hi, Zolotniks argument that this Tscharka is a fake because "the condition is mint after been hidden wellpacked in a cup board for ca. 150 years", does not hold. When I bought the cup it was not in a mint state at all, in fact it was full of misforms and dents. A good silversmith made it l...

Hi,

Thank you all for your contribution. At least I learned a lot.

Regards,

Zilverik

Hallo Theoderich, Thank you very much. I looked it up in Rosenberg and the mark fits well with Beschauzeichen 18 - 19 Jahrhundert, number 4626. But that number has a "Q" and this one looks not like a Q. In what book I could look for the master? Also to find a more exact date? Regards, Zilv...

Hi,

Or could it just be a tray with a special handle?

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Zilverik

Hi Dartsil,

This is not a crumb tray. Possibly a shaving tray.

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Zilverik

Hi Dad,

Yes, that's it. Great!

Thank you very much.

Regards,

Zilverik

Hi, Here is a better photo of the marks. And the other photo of the mark I added as well. With a little bit of luck there is the makersmark V (left) C (right) P (under) to see. With a crowned fleur de Lys. Altought, the marks are very worn, I sure hope someone recognizes this mastermark. Regards, Zi...

Hi, This chamberstick is very heavy. Signd Daubree and AD. It feels new, not worn at all. Who knows more? Regards, Zilverik http://i52.tinypic.com/33yq6fo.jpg http://i55.tinypic.com/6oooj9.jpg http://i56.tinypic.com/hs4xo9.jpg http://i55.tinypic.com/23s6etk.jpg