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- Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:03 pm
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: European marks
- Replies: 9
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Re: European marks
My first piece of Hanau. And from Schleissner & Sohne - very cool. It looks hand-done, even though it was made much later than it is pretending to be. I don't suppose there is any way to determine whether it is early or late in that companies time span (from 1817 to the present)? It looks like t...
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:05 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: American coin? I'm not sure?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2584
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:44 pm
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: European marks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4530
European marks
I'm very curious where this is from and how old it is. Hoping for some help. http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad132/4more/Silver/P4140818_zps09698e26.jpg http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad132/4more/Silver/P4140820_zpsaa7a4051.jpg http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad132/4more/Silver/P4140821_zp...
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:36 pm
- Forum: Middle East
- Topic: Egypt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3573
Egypt
This seems to be Egyptian (though I would have guessed African based on my limited knowledge of jewelry styles), and based on the middle and righthand marks and the link in previous posts it's from 1982. But I can't find an indication of what the silver percentage is, or where in Egypt it is from? I...
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:35 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: American coin silver - what is it really?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2660
Re: American coin silver - what is it really?
Thank you very much for your detailed answer. That wide a variation in percentage would cause the specific gravity to vary by a lot from the quoted figure of 10.3 g/cm3, which is reassuring since it means my weighing technique may not be as bad as I thought. I found some of the marked pieces I have ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: American coin silver - what is it really?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2660
American coin silver - what is it really?
Two basic questions about American coin silver. I'm starting to try to measure specific gravity and finding some surprising results. Some of this is undoubtedly due to poor technique, but it led me to wonder whether there is some variation in the specific gravity due to variations in the metal itsel...
- Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:10 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Coffee Tea set help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1345
Re: Coffee Tea set help
I've concluded this must be silver-plated, if you could please move it to that section. Still hoping someone might recognize these strangely hand-punched marks, because I still have no clue. Thanks.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:38 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Cup and saucer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4267
Cup and saucer
Gilt interior. I don't think of silver being used with tea/coffee, but that must be what this was used for. French .950 silver, and maker Edouard Ernie. His mark in the middle is a gaiter - I had to look that up - do you know what a gaiter is? Or why a silver-smith would choose one as a symbol? I lo...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:05 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Coffee Tea set help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1345
Coffee Tea set help
I don't have a clue where this is from. Not English, don't think its American. Not even sure it is silver, though I think it is. Not very good pics of the marks from two of the five pieces. Hope it looks familiar to someone? http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad132/4more/Silver/P3210780_zps1d4a9a5e....
- Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:05 pm
- Forum: Central & South America
- Topic: Offering bowl - tibetan?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3625
Offering bowl - tibetan?
This is an offering bowl, marked but unknown to me. I'll start by guessing its Chinese/Tibetan, but maybe made somewhere else? Can anyone help? Thanks! http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad132/4more/Silver/P1240707.jpg http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad132/4more/Silver/P1240709.jpg http://i929.ph...
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:11 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Pot
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6906
Re: Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Pot
I can't tell what part of this moves and how, but I'll take a complete guess. Could it be a pipe ashtray; to dump your pipe ashes in; cover to snuff out burning embers?
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:28 pm
- Forum: Native American Silver
- Topic: NAVAHO? CUFF BRACELETS TURQUOISE & CORAL
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4845
Re: NAVAHO? CUFF BRACELETS TURQUOISE & CORAL
That looks to me to be 20th century made for tourist trade - commonly referred to as "Fred Harvey" era. Harvey was one of the large tourist "trading post" retail stores that attracted most of the tourists on the car trip to or from the Grand Canyon. The jewelry they sold had a lo...
- Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:53 am
- Forum: Sheffield Hallmarks
- Topic: makers mark "A S" on pocket knife
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5508
Re: makers mark "A S" on pocket knife
So this is a knife with a sterling blade made in 1900? Doesn't that seem a strange choice? Why would sterling be used for a knife blade - is it possible it was designed for some special use?
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:55 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: 18th century french chamberstick
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6547
Re: 18th century french chamberstick
Here is a typical known Maltese mark to compare to your mark. It is taken from an earlier thread here ( http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=25224&p=60982&hilit=maltese#p60982 ): http://i45.tinypic.com/2enaha9.jpg If we assume that the Maltese mark shown is typical for the ...
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:38 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: 18th century french chamberstick
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6547
Re: 18th century french chamberstick
Is it possible this is Hanau? There were a couple of Hanau makers who used the fleur-de-lis (Neumann, Reusswig), and Wolf and Knell used a similar "maltese" mark. There also seem to be a lot of Hanau makers with unknown marks.
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:12 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: French? cup
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3104
Re: Austrian kiddush cup by Warmuth
Thank you so much for your help! I found a Warmuth silver piece in an Israeli museum, so clearly he/they were making Jewish ceremonial silver. The site also has some kiddush cups of similar design by other makers, so I think you've nailed it both for maker and probable usage. (LInk to museum here: h...
- Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:23 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Help Identifying Sterling Eagle Statue
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4102
Re: Help Identifying Sterling Eagle Statue
Your pictures are too small to be sure what is being seen. What you've shown does not appear to be the silver maker, but more likely the name of the sculptor and the date it was sculpted. I don't see "SS" and don't think it would mean sterling silver if it is there. If you are in the U.S.A...
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:48 pm
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: Help with Marks: Spaulding & Co/Dominick & Haff??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4937
Re: Help with Marks: Spaulding & Co/Dominick & Haff??
More likely it is made by Dominick and Haff, and retailed by Spaulding and Co. I don't know who Spaulding and Co are - but you could look for jewelry stores in the 1890 time range.
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:06 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: French? cup
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3104
Re: French? cup
Trev, Thank you! Yes, of course, it is Austrian. So now deciphering the mark to the right of the Diana (not Minerva) is the next step. So here's the best I could do with the incredibly small size of the mark. I think it is an "A" - with the left leg slanted but with the right leg almost st...
- Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:25 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: French? cup
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3104
French? cup
Here's a piece I'll call a cup since It doesn't have a handle, though I hope there may be a more descriptive name for it? I think it is French because of the Minerva. There may even be a number (I think number one?) under her chin. But she is in a five petal field (which doesn't match the French mar...