Noob w/Danish mark q

[houseofcharm]

Hello all, 1st posting here & happy to be part of the forum. We're 40+y.o.


Fancy monograms on the flipside of a crown and superimposed 'MS'. I'll post a photo when I get close to a camera.

Any ideas at this point sans photo? Thanks in advance.

[dognose]

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Trev.

[houseofcharm]

Thanks, will do tomorrow form work-only 1 broken camera at home here(time for a new smartass phone!)

[houseofcharm]

Here's they are, not award winning photos but point made:

[dognose]

Hi,

That appears to be Danish silverplated ware.

See here for the two towers mark used from the 1890's until the 1930's: http://www.925-1000.com/dm_Assay.html

'P' = Plet (Plated). I'm unsure of the maker.

Trev.

[houseofcharm]

Sorry I joined! Only kidding, this is the one deal we made with our exporter colleague/friend I think where we got taken. Will look deeper into it but we paid lots of kroner about 1980-82 for this set. Ir feels warm and oily like silver, not cold & dry like plate but has hardly tarnished in 30 years in zip locks in a TWA bag in a safe.

[Qrt.S]

If we override your feelings and see what the marks show. The capital P stands for the Danish word "PLET" meaning plate in English! Danish plate is also marked with a mark with two towers. Take a look at the mark on the right. How many towers do you see in the mark ?

Sorry my good man not silver. Danish silver is usually marked with a three tower mark.

[houseofcharm]

Sure looks like it-I need a new acid kit to check some other pieces also.

Oddly, the handles are hollow which further led me to think they were silver. I guess 30 years later is too late to go after the seller...!

Thanks for the guidance.