Postby Aguest » Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:34 am
The "International Sterling" company has a "knight's head" as its logo, kind of like a helmet a knight would wear with a feather at the top, and I have often seen is mis-struck or smudged such that it is difficult to identify. :: I think that's what your maker's mark is. :::: As for the pattern, there is a pattern called "Embossed" which was patented in 1885 and it was a multi-motif which means there were various designs for this pattern, not sure how many, perhaps 5 or 10 different designs is just a guess. ::: The big silver hallmark website only lists two motifs of this pattern, so I assume yours is one of the ones not shown. :::
I have never seen this pattern before, probably it is uncommon, let me know if I am on the right track here :::