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Antique silver tongs maker

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:14 pm
by aknamc
Can anyone help identify the maker of these silver tongs? Date mark indicates 1823. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Re: Antique silver tongs maker

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:46 pm
by oel
Hi welcome to the Dutch forum.

The maker's mark appears to be ; 1+9 above PD for: Pieter Delvendiep, registered in Amsterdam during 1822/1830
http://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom ... /I1722.php

Lion Passant above 2 ;the Dutch 2nd standard mark for silver 833/1000 fineness, mark used 1814-1953


Best wishes,

Oel.

Re: Antique silver tongs maker

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:12 pm
by aknamc
Thank you very much Oel! This is my third posting on the silver forums and you have been the first one able to help. :) I am so grateful to you!

Sincerely,
Angela