Help please...any ideas?!

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PSE14
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Help please...any ideas?!

Postby PSE14 » Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:51 am

I've been given these by a relative, but after researching I don't have a clue what they are, or what the hallmarks mean.

I would appreciate any advice please.

Thank you :)

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q62 ... 020040.jpg

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q62 ... 020035.jpg

They have the letters "RMEH" on the left hand side.

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Re: Help please...any ideas?!

Postby agphile » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:12 am

The marks are for Martin Hall & Co, assayed in Chester, 1910. Not sure what they were intended for - what size are they?

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Re: Help please...any ideas?!

Postby PSE14 » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:42 am

The piece on the left is: 75mm diameter + 53mm depth.
The piece on the right is: 56mm diameter + 55mm depth.

At a vague guess I would suggest for serving something, but really not sure.

Thank you very much for your response, I appreciate it a lot :) I didn't realise it was quite that old!

Any further information/knowledge is really welcomed!

Thank you :)

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Re: Help please...any ideas?!

Postby agphile » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:57 pm

If both pieces have the same hallmarks they are presumably a set or part set but but I, like you, could only guess at their original use. Sorry!

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Re: Help please...any ideas?!

Postby user701 » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:39 am

I have seen similar recently elsewhere described as a creamer and sugar bowl

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Re: Help please...any ideas?!

Postby PSE14 » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:37 am

Thank you very much, that's really useful information!

I'll keep researching and if I do find out then will post what they are.

Thank you :)


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