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by Aguest
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)? ::::::
by Aguest
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? :::::::
by Aguest
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. :::::
by Aguest
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 ...
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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. :::::::
by Aguest
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." ::::::::::
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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? :::::::
by Aguest
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 ...
by Aguest
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. ::::::
by Aguest
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...
by Aguest
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. ::::::

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