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Hi Blakstone,

Thank you! I searched in a lot of books and I couldn’t find this master mark. I found his name of course on Wikipedia as owner and as designer, but I couldn’t imagine that he had his own master mark. Where did you find his mastermark?

Kind regards,

Zilverik

Hi, Some more info and additional photo's might help. The box is part of a toilet-set. Two bigger boxes, two smaller boxes, one lipstick holder. All Hermes and all of the mysterious maker EH. The set is placed on a Hermes tray, maker Ravinet d'Enfert and there is a Hermes perfume funnel in the form ...

Hi all, This nice box has the retailers mark of Hermes. It has a mark for small articles of .800. Height is 3,4 cm; diameter is 4,4 cm. Master in a lozenge is EH with a symbol I cannot identify. Who could be that maker? https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg

Thank you!

Zilverik

Hi Amena, I found a photo and description of the twin brother of the bigger one. It is on page 254 in: Alain Gruber, Gebrauchssilber des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts, Fribourg, 1982. There is stated that the "Wachsschnurhalter" = bougie box/wax jack) is made in Padua around 1740. The photo in ...

Hi Amena, Thank you for the photo's. Although not 100% sure Zuan Piero Grappiglia's assayers mark looks very much alike the mark on the bigger chamber stick. Now that that mark is the essayers mark, the other mark is the makers mark. The makers mark is a capital I, then a sixpoint star under a dot a...

Hi, The makers mark of the bigger one could be the same as the one found for the Venice spoon in the following post: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=45832&p=134368&hilit=Venice+spoon#p134352 In that case (following Donaver-Dabbene) the maker is: Zuan Piero Grappiglia (m...

Hi Amena, Thank you for your respons. I include additional photo's of the two objects. By a closer look inside the bigger one (with the legs) I noticed in the upper part the same mark as the mark under the body. Dark, but it is there. Tried to make a photo of it. The first set of photo's are from th...

Hi Anema, I have a (for me authentic) chamber stick similar like this one, but in this case the without legs. Also Venice (head of St. Marco lion). For the size also heavy. High 4,5 cm, length 13 cm, diameter 6 cm, weight 160 gram. Maker ZG = Zuanne Gaggioli (1701...) or Zuanne Grandson (1704-1712) ...

Hi,

It is an unusual chamber stick indeed. Made for oil probably. Or a sort of "wax jack". Not for a standard candlestick. It is complete.

Regards,

Zilverik

Hi, This is a nice chamber stick. Feels good in the hand. Pretty heave for the seize. It weights 253 grams. Diameter: 8 cm; length (including handle): 11,7 cm; height: 9,3 cm. Under the body I see the town mark of Venice with the lion (18e or early 19e century) and a mark that looks like “M symbol G...

Hi Oel,

Great news! Thank you very much.

Regards,

Zilverik

Hi, This Chinese Bowl (High 9 cm; Wide 17,5 cm; Weight 434 gr.) has a makers mark that looks like HM and a mark in Chinese characters. Who can it be? Probably not Wang Hing, because the "M" does not look like a "W" to me. Regards, zilverik https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg h...

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Better late than never:

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zilverik

Great information Zilver2!

Thank you

zilverik

Hi, Up till now, nothing came up regarding the makers mark and the town mark. So, to have an idea where to look (region, date) I cleaned the small mark on the body and the handle, that I overlooked. I had the idea that it was the discharge mark and it certainly looked like one. I first thought it to...

Hello Zilver2,

Thank you very much! Where did you found this info? I couldn't find it and I looked in a lot of books.

Regards,

zilverik

Hello, This French wine-taster has a lot of marks. Weight: 72 gr.; diameter 8,6 cm; length overall (with the handle): 11,2 cm; height: 2,5 cm. The marks are on (the upper part of) the handle and on the body (next to the "snake"). Inscription on the body: "C. De Brienne". The mast...

Hello, This art nouveau vase is cast, not driven. Weight: 101 gr.; height: 6,7 cm; biggest diameter 7,2 cm; diameter stand: 4,4 cm. Gilted inside. The marks are placed under the bottom and on the upper side. No minerve-mark, only the .800 hall-mark for small articles: the wild boar's head. Makers ma...

Hello, This cylindrical beaker standing on three ball feet is chased with scrolling foliage and flowers. The innerside still has some gilt left. It looks like the beaker is raised from a single sheet. The feet are cast separately. Weight 121 grams Height 9,3 cm Diameter 7,1 cm At the bottom (under) ...