Tiffany & Co silverplate spoon Need help w/ Marks Patter

[mschisel]

This spoon is marked "Tiffany & Co" and also has these marks: Star H Anchor. Can anyone help me identify these marks and the pattern of the spoon? Thanks.



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[admin]

Hi,
Silver, not silverplate. Your piece was made by Henry Hebbard and retailed by Tiffany c.1850s. Generic pattern called "fiddle & thread".

Regards, Tom

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American Marks 7
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Tiffany Marks
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[mschisel]

Tom,

Thank you for your swift reply. I just checked the American Marks page and I do see the same mark for Henry Hebbard although my reference book TIFFANY SILVER by Charles Carpenter states his mark was HH. The reason I thought it was silverplate is because there are two worn "heel" marks on the back side where the spoon rests on the table. Also it is not marked STERLING nor 925. Are you certain this is silver? Maria
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[admin]

Hi,
As far as I can see their are no indications that it is silverplate. The Carpenter book does show a version of this Hebbard mark (?, star, H), however it is a very difficult to read stamping and they have labeled it as an unidentified pseudo.
Hebbard seems to have mostly used the HH incuse mark on his patented patterns, don't think I have ever seen it with the word "Patent" or "Pat." following it.

Regards, Tom
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[mschisel]

I did see the unidentified pseudo in the book, but I couldn't make it out. Thank you so much for your detailed information.

Maria
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