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I just bought these tongs at an antiques flea market and am curious to learn more about them. I'm not a collector; I just thought they were beautiful. I believe I've figured out (with the help of this website) that they are Dutch, and perhaps from 1913? But I can't locate a maker's mark. Is it possible that there wouldn't be a maker's mark?

Thanks!
Kay
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Hello and congrats, beautiful pieces. You are right about this being Dutch, marked in 1913. The little key is an export mark, so these pieces traveled somewhere else. The head with the letter A (for Amsterdam) is the export mark. The maker's / exporter's mark is the flat rectangle (specific form for an Amsterdam maker/dealer) with letters and numbers. I cannot see the first letter clearly on my screen, so I cannot identify the person. Best wishes, Bahner
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Thanks so much for your help!

This link should take you to a better picture of the maker's mark. It looks like it ends with "4C." The other characters are difficult to make out. The first one could be an N.

Kay
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Hello, there is one match I found: "M14C", Moerkerk from Haarlem. The mark has the same shape as an Amsterdam mark. He was active 1928-1952, which would imply that the date letter is not the D for 1913 but the D for 1938. That seems possible, because the two D's are much alike. But I wonder about the style, this is so much Art Nouveau... Maybe someone out there has an answer. Best wishes, Bahner
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Moerkerk, 1938 is correct.
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