I recently acquired this beautiful silver vase. I've exhausted all of my reference material and spent quite a bit of time online and cannot find the maker. I believe it is American coin silver, but of course since I've hit a dead end on identification, I'm beginning to wonder. Can anyone shed some l...
Hello all. I came across this modernist necklace the other day and have been trying to research the maker. I haven't had any luck in my online or print sources. Does anyone recognize it? The piece is of top quality craftsmanship and I think it is beautiful. Anyway, any help will be appreciated. http...
[img][img]I recently purchased this wonderful Hossauer tankard at auction. Fortunately I was able to rescue it from the scrapper that was bidding on it. Unfortunately I was unable to locate the tankard before a previous scrapper pulled the gold wreath off. It is still an amazing piece. Eventually I ...
Hello all. I recently purchased this little Dutch silver box. It measures 3" x 2" x 2". On the inside of the lid and the rim of the box are the tax stamp in a script I. What I do not know and cannot seem to find is a reference to the other stamp in the Dutch section of this sight. I a...
Hello all. I just purchased this gorgeous pair of candlesticks and was needing some help with the hallmarks. I checked the German section as well as the early French and numerous others with no luck. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. They are quite substantial. They measure 9 1/4" tall ...
I have this very nice pair of coin silver seving spoons. The mark is Th. Imsland and Th.I in two places. Same marks on both spoons. I cannot find any reference to Imsland. Does anyone know any history on him? Where was he from? Thanks. Andrew http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h304/andrew_shane/ThIms...
I've had this sifter for some time now, but have had no luck id'ing the maker. Can anyone offer any assistance? I've checked all of my books and the marks section here, as well as many other online reference sites. Thanks. Andrew http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h304/andrew_shane/CoinSilverStrainer...
Yes, this absolutely helps. Thank you so much for the info. I was pretty sure it was Hanau, but I just wanted some confirmation. Thanks for the maker as well. I appreciate your help.
I have this excellent German silver bowl. It measures 14"x11" and is footed. It is very well crafted. My problem is that I always have a bit of trouble determining Augsburg made items from Hanau. Can anyone here shed some light for me? According to the silver marks reference pages on this ...
I LOVE the website. It is very informative and I've enjoyed being a guest. I've now resgistered and look forward to sharing info with the community. I posted this to let the admin know that I noticed the Schmitz, Moore & Company maker's mark and description are missing from the website. I was tr...