Help to identify
Help to identify
This was my Grandmothers. I have no idea what it is. It has some marks on it but they wont show with the camera and I cant find them online. Thanks for your help.
This is on the backs of the spoons
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This is on the backs of the spoons
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Hi,
It's a Paris sugar vase with spoons. Made between 1819 and 1838 (950/000 silver).
No idea what the 2 and d marks are, maybe date letters.
You usually don't see sugar vases this large, so could also been used for something else or from a wealthy family that needed to impress with a large centerpiece.
You should also be able to find a makersmark on it.
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It's a Paris sugar vase with spoons. Made between 1819 and 1838 (950/000 silver).
No idea what the 2 and d marks are, maybe date letters.
You usually don't see sugar vases this large, so could also been used for something else or from a wealthy family that needed to impress with a large centerpiece.
You should also be able to find a makersmark on it.
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Hi,
The mark in the diamond form is the maker's mark. See ->
French Hallmarks
The marks on the spoons indicate they are from another country and are replacements to the originals. They have a German or Austrian look to them.
Best, Tom
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The mark in the diamond form is the maker's mark. See ->
French Hallmarks
The marks on the spoons indicate they are from another country and are replacements to the originals. They have a German or Austrian look to them.
Best, Tom
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Thanks for the reply. I checked and there are marks on the base as well. There is a head like the second mark above and the same small rectangle and symbol as the 3rd and 4th marks. The diamond shape mark that has a 7 or L in it also has an N in the blank space on top. Were these bowls one of a kind things or were there others? I would really like to find a picture of one. Thanks for you help.
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I've run across several sugar bowls with spoon holders, most often in Victorian American silverplate, have also seen a couple of spooners with additional holders around the rim. Agree with Doos that this appears to be a sugar vase, but does seem rather large. The spoons do seem to be replacements, but the bowls have a typical French extended point tip, where are the marks on the spoons located? Could the "2" be the Dutch 833/1000 mark Tardy shows as being from 1807-10, during the French occupation? (Definitely wandering way out my area of knowledge now.)
Lovely and unusual piece!
Cheryl ;o)
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Lovely and unusual piece!
Cheryl ;o)
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