Sterling flatware

[phampshire]

These are labeled sterling, was wondering if you could ID the pattern?

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[silverport]

A modern American “fantasy” pattern

Hello

Please scroll trough »925-1000« pattern identifications collection: http://www.925-1000.com/pattern_menu.html

But I think, you wouldn't find it there - because it seems to me, to be a modern interpretation of fantasy, for servers only = not a "full range" pattern.

It’s best for a salad of fruits - or vegetables as well.

Please, if possible look to find out the maker's mark; and let us see that one.

Kind regards silverport

[phampshire]

I cannot find any maker's marks on them. They originated from Baltimore, maybe Kirk?

[silverport]

I guess it’s not »Kirk«

Hello

I guess that this salad server set isn’t made by »Kirk«.

Also the place of buying is today for reason of our »mobility« for the job, holiday’s … very seldom a possible indicator for place of items origin. English items scattered in the British Empire; Immigrants of Continental Europe tuck items of remembrance with them to some where, like the Americas, South Africa, Asia …

It happens nearly never, that items of already long time established and important producers, like e.g. Gorham, Kirk … aren’t marked! Reason therefore is that at least the commercial department knows the priceless »advertising« value of a struck maker’s mark. Also their wholesaler or their retailer (sponsor) knows this.

So, why they all are shouldn’t use this priceless »advertising« value?

Your servers are maybe made by a company or workshop, who is specialist for servers only? Who maybe produces a lot of different servers, e.g. from sugar tongs to pastry servers … for wholesaler or shop-chains …

In Continental Europe existing maybe thousand company’ and workshop, specialised in servers, like e.g. napkin rings, cake, pastry and salad servers, coffee spoons … E.g. the so called »Hildesheimer Rose« pattern has in Germany about 80 producers and about 10 wholesalers — only a few of the producers don’t mark, for reason of to be suppliers only.

So I guess, only by incidence the maker and the pattern of yours servers would become known.

Kind regards silverport