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by Jag
Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:03 pm
Forum: German Silver
Topic: European marks
Replies: 9
Views: 4530

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...
by Jag
Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:05 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: American coin? I'm not sure?
Replies: 2
Views: 2584

American coin? I'm not sure?

This probably belongs in another section, but I don't know where. Hopefully someone can help.

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by Jag
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...
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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 ...
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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.
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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....
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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?
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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?
by Jag
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 ...
by Jag
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.
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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.
by Jag
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...
by Jag
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...

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