Can’t find any info on this piece

[Timber85]

I recently bought this piece of a swap meet for crazy cheap. When I got home I went to research it on the Internet I couldn’t find any info on it. If anybody has any knowledge about this piece any help would be greatly appreciated. It measures 12 3/8” across and weighs 594 grams/20.9 ounces.

[Traintime]

Okay, buyers from St. Louis firm Whelan-etc.-Hutchinson visited New York in 1902 staying at the New Amsterdam Hotel: https://books.google.com/books?id=vHQoA ... rk&f=false
There are also references to the company in 1909. So, this might match the era for The Sweetser Company of New York listed as "Gold and silversmiths c. 1900-1915" using the mark "S & E" in three separate boxes conjoined in the horizontal frame. It is in RAINWATER 4th edition (drawn sample) and on this site in a less ornate style found here: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_S7.html
Of course, your second boxed letter is hard to visually match-up here.

[Traintime]

Sample image #2 is a photographic match here: https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.co ... SSS13.html

[Timber85]

Sample image #2 is a photographic match here: https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.co ... SSS13.html

Wow, thank you so much. I have never posted anything on a forum before and was a little nervous that I was posting in the wrong area. I couldn’t figure out what the middle letter was, I was thinking “R” or “&” so that helps a lot. I really appreciate it, my girlfriend and I love collecting sterling and some of the more ornate silver plate stuff. We can usually figure out what we have gotten but this one stumped us. Thank you again, we really appreciate your help and fast response.

Timber&Molly