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- Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:06 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Bell & Bros Silver Cups San Antonio TX
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1882
Re: Bell & Bros Silver Cups San Antonio TX
::::: Are there inscriptions (or monograms) on the cups? That might help with the history of the cups, but I don't see any inscriptions (or monograms)? ::::::
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:04 pm
- Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
- Topic: Imperial Russian Mark - identification question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2208
Re: Imperial Russian Mark - identification question
::::: The two marks I assume are the assay mark and to the left of that is the makers mark (partially rubbed off) ::::::
::::: But should there be additional hallmarks? Should there be a Kokoshnik hallmark and a city mark for Kiev? :::::::
::::: But should there be additional hallmarks? Should there be a Kokoshnik hallmark and a city mark for Kiev? :::::::
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:56 am
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: TVR (early 19th c.)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 996
Re: TVR (early 19th c.)
::::: I've been searching the "Van Rensselear" last name but cannot link it to a first name "T" silversmith from New York, although this spoon was found with other spoons from New York, curiously. :::::
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:06 am
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: TVR (early 19th c.)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 996
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 6:44 pm
- Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
- Topic: FGW Birmingham
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3273
Re: FGW Birmingham
https://i.imgur.com/ReKGC3K.png "By 1930 the city corporation felt that the design looked too old fashioned and adopted a new depiction designed by the Birmingham School of Art. As there were doubts about the heraldic correctness of the new design, a new painting was obtained from the College ...
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:05 am
- Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
- Topic: FGW Birmingham
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3273
Re: FGW Birmingham
::::: Was this silversmith associated with the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft which seems to have been operational (albeit under another name) until as late as 1950 ("The name was still shown in directories until 1950 as "The Birmingham Guild Ltd., Architectural & Decorative Metalworke...
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 9:51 pm
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Concertina Argentium 935 Cigarette Case NEED HELP INDENTIFYING HALLMARK & ORIGIN
- Replies: 3
- Views: 575
Re: Concertina Argentium 935 Cigarette Case NEED HELP INDENTIFYING HALLMARK & ORIGIN
:::::: Found a similar example of this form that bears German hallmarks, so I'm leaning towards Germany, but I'm not sure if "GK" is the manufacturer's mark or just a retail mark that a retail mark would have applied after placing a wholesale order for these concertina silver cigarette cas...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Egypt Purity Hallmarks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1832
Re: Egypt Purity Hallmarks
::::: With certainty I am still not sure about the 700 silver fineness and the 600 silver fineness, although I did see these hallmarks mentioned. ::::: ::::: The vast majority of 20th century Egypt silver will be either 800 or 900 silver fineness, so just in case someone is buying something like a l...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Egypt Purity Hallmarks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1832
Re: Egypt Purity Hallmarks
:::::: I see them now, thank you for your help, I'm researching an Egyptian Silver Tray but I couldn't find any resource that showed the hallmarks for 800 purity vs. 900 purity, I'm looking at the Egyptian Hallmark page over and over again and I just didn't see these 2 hallmarks side-by-side such th...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Egypt Purity Hallmarks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1832
Egypt Purity Hallmarks
::::: So Egyptian hallmarks have 3 squares which represent silver purity, the city, and the date. :::::: ::::: The problem is that I cannot find the different hallmarks which represent 700, 800 and 900 fineness in the 20th century. ::::: ::::: If someone could help me here it would be greatly apprec...
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:54 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Coffin End Spoon
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2804
Re: Coffin End Spoon
::::: Is all the engraving done on the drop of the spoon? Are there any elaborately engraved spoons that could be described as "engraved picture back" spoons, kind of like regular picture-back spoons, but the silversmith uses engraving to make a picture? :::::: ::::: That square-drop spoon...
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 7:21 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Coffin End Spoon
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2804
Re: Coffin End Spoon
::::::: One unusual drop was by Jacob Mohler a silversmith and clockmaker from Baltimore, Maryland and even though this drop is not inscribed, it was unusual enough to make me think that it might actually be a continental European spoon. ::::: https://i.imgur.com/5OAb3IT.jpg ::::::: I will try to fi...
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 4:10 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Coffin End Spoon
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2804
Re: Coffin End Spoon
::::: A few of the American Colonial silver spoons I have had over the years had drops that reminded me of various other European countries. :::::::
::::: I found an example of a Robert Brookhouse teaspoon with a "double triangle" drop, similar to your semi-circles. :::::::
::::: I found an example of a Robert Brookhouse teaspoon with a "double triangle" drop, similar to your semi-circles. :::::::
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 5:50 am
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Coffin End Spoon
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2804
Re: Coffin End Spoon
:::::::: Do you think it could be Robert Brookhouse? ::::::::::::
:::::::: "He worked in 1800-1819 as a silversmith in Salem MA from a shop on Essex Street. He sold his business to Edward Farley on 23 March 1819 and became a trader in general goods." ::::::::::
:::::::: "He worked in 1800-1819 as a silversmith in Salem MA from a shop on Essex Street. He sold his business to Edward Farley on 23 March 1819 and became a trader in general goods." ::::::::::
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: London Hallmarks
- Topic: georgian cow creamer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3829
Re: georgian cow creamer
:::::: Just going through the history of cow creamers, I could not find a textured cow such as this until later in the 19th century, so it does strike me as very early for the textured cow, and also I've thought about whether or not the assay office was allowed to shave off a part of the cow hide in...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:24 am
- Forum: London Hallmarks
- Topic: georgian cow creamer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3829
Re: georgian cow creamer
:::: Finally I see the B it just took me awhile and I had to moove the laptop to a different angle to see it. :::::::
:::: There seems to be a letter before the "B" that has been somehow obscured? :::::::
:::: There seems to be a letter before the "B" that has been somehow obscured? :::::::
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:02 am
- Forum: London Hallmarks
- Topic: georgian cow creamer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3829
Re: georgian cow creamer
:::: There is a cow creamer enthusiast website which lists 2 Cow-Creamer makers and both seem to have been working before 1800, the makers are David Willaum and John Schuppe, but evidence exists for that of a third silversmith who mooved into the cow-making profession, and his name is Robert Miller ...
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:01 am
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: Art Nouveau Spoon for the French Market
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3097
Re: Art Nouveau Spoon for the French Market
:::::: The Jugenstil description was previously mentioned, a decorative arts movement in Germany at the turn of the century that encompassed Art Nouveau. ::::::
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:55 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Help identify Maker's
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3070
Re: Help identify Maker's
::::: Possibly the mark for "BM Co" which is Breadner Manufacturing of Quebec Canada founded 1903 and while they are listed as primarily makers of silver-plate I am only familiar with their sterling hallmark, I can't recall ever seeing their silver-plate hallmark, the spoon has a certain q...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:51 pm
- Forum: Dutch Silver
- Topic: Small Basket 833 grade. Hanau?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1893
Re: Small Basket 833 grade. Hanau?
:::: The first use of the word "mentioned" is what I meant, it was just a "Copy-And-Paste" error. ::::::