Help - Bumblebee mark mystery - sterling 398 925/1000
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:08 am
by Bondoson
I have a pair of 8” candlesticks from my mom’s sterling collection. It’s the only maker’s mark I haven’t been able to identify. It’s a bumblebee with the stamp sterling 925/100 398.
It’s p
https://ibb.co/bQdBRv4 artially worn away.
I’ve searched and searched...
https://ibb.co/bQdBRv4[url][/url]
Would anyone here know this maker?
Thank you for any help!!
Re: Help - Bumblebee mark mystery - sterling 398 925/1000
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:17 am
by Traintime
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Re: Help - Bumblebee mark mystery - sterling 398 925/1000
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:39 am
by Bondoson
Bondoson wrote:I have a pair of 8” candlesticks from my mom’s sterling collection. It’s the only maker’s mark I haven’t been able to identify. It’s a bumblebee with the stamp sterling <a href="tel:925/100 398">925/100 398</a>.
It’s p
https://ibb.co/bQdBRv4 artially worn away.
I’ve searched and searched...
https://ibb.co/bQdBRv4[url][/url]
Would anyone here know this maker?
Thank you for any help!!
Bondoson wrote:I have a pair of 8” candlesticks from my mom’s sterling collection. It’s the only maker’s mark I haven’t been able to identify. It’s a bumblebee with the stamp sterling 925/100 398.
It’s
https://ibb.co/bQdBRv4 partially worn away.
I’ve searched and searched...
https://ibb.co/bQdBRv4[url][/url]
https://ibb.co/478hj7WWould anyone here know this maker?
Thank you for any help!!
Re: Help - Bumblebee mark mystery - sterling 398 925/1000
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:48 am
by Traintime
Envelope please...and the winner is Adelphi Silver Plate Company New York, New York (1890-c.1915). Did make sterling. Source: Rainwater & Redfield Revised Fourth Edition pages 21-22.
Re: Help - Bumblebee mark mystery - sterling 398 925/1000
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:59 am
by Traintime
Re: Help - Bumblebee mark mystery - sterling 398 925/1000
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:56 am
by Bondoson
Traintime wrote:Envelope please...and the winner is Adelphi Silver Plate Company New York, New York (1890-c.1915). Did make sterling. Source: Rainwater & Redfield Revised Fourth Edition pages 21-22.
Thank you so much for your fast help! This group is so helpful.