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Help with date, Makers Mark and Country of this Cup
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:21 pm
by micaela
Hi
I recently found this prize cup?. But I can't find anything on the makers mark, the date and the country of make (I supouse it from portugal). Can anyone hlep with the maker, country, an approx date?
Thanks In Advance,
micaela
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:44 pm
by dognose
Hi Micaela,
Welcome to the Forum.
You are correct it is Portugal. It was assayed at Lisbon between 1886 and 1938, I see no reason why the date 1907, or a little bit earlier, would not be correct.
The silver is of the 1st standard 916/1000
Trev.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:55 pm
by micaela
Hi Trev, thank you for their prompt answer. Is this piece a prize cup? I suppose that for that reason he has the date 1907 and had been used as prize in that year.
Regards
Micaela
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:08 pm
by dognose
Hi Micaela,
I would describe it as a two handled cup and cover, but it could well have been used as a prize cup, it looks like a fine piece.
Regards Trev.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:15 am
by JLDoggett
is the finial a replacement or severely damaged? It does not appear to match the quality of all below it.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:21 am
by Hose_dk
and I see April in the text.
But I guess that you already have seen that.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:17 pm
by salmoned
I would guess the finial is original, but damaged, since it seems to repeat a theme found in the body of the piece.