I need some help here.. Thanks in advance!
Silver tray, Dutch? maker?
Silver tray, Dutch? maker?
Silver tray (cabaret), looks like a Dutch one, but I cannot determine the maker. He marked it with RH.
I need some help here.. Thanks in advance!
I need some help here.. Thanks in advance!
Re: Silver tray, Dutch? maker?
Two times a master mark, doesn't strike me as being Dutch. Maybe East Frisian or Danish, or Baltic, I'm not sure. I'll move to other countries, let's see if it yields anything positive.
Image 4.) Crowned V for large items; duty mark for foreign and other untaxed objects used 1814-1893. This duty mark does not give any guarantee of a precious metal standard of fineness. This mark has been used on metal with a 250 minimum silver content as a duty mark. This mark was destined for all imported, unmarked and invalid marked objects of foreign, national and unknown origin. Upon the invalidation of the hallmarks of Louis Napoleon's kingdom of Holland and those of the French Empire in 1816, this mark also has been used as a tax free census mark.
Peter.
Image 4.) Crowned V for large items; duty mark for foreign and other untaxed objects used 1814-1893. This duty mark does not give any guarantee of a precious metal standard of fineness. This mark has been used on metal with a 250 minimum silver content as a duty mark. This mark was destined for all imported, unmarked and invalid marked objects of foreign, national and unknown origin. Upon the invalidation of the hallmarks of Louis Napoleon's kingdom of Holland and those of the French Empire in 1816, this mark also has been used as a tax free census mark.
Peter.
Re: Silver tray, Dutch? maker?
Your silver tray
This colonial tea pot stand looks very similar
Bonhams description
An early 19th century Indian Colonial silver teapot stand
by John Hunt & Co, Calcutta 1808 - 15
Plain oval form with raised reeded rim, raised on four tapering feet with reeded rims, length 20cm, weight 6.5oz.
Peter.
This colonial tea pot stand looks very similar
Bonhams description
An early 19th century Indian Colonial silver teapot stand
by John Hunt & Co, Calcutta 1808 - 15
Plain oval form with raised reeded rim, raised on four tapering feet with reeded rims, length 20cm, weight 6.5oz.
Peter.
Re: Silver tray, Dutch? maker?
We know now, not East Frisian, not Baltic and no luck for Denmark.
Sometimes it is good to re-think about it again. In the Dutch guild period, twice a master mark, where was it customary ?
In Groningen this was used from around 1725 for the highest silver standard, expressed by stamping both the master mark and the Groningen date letter twice.
In the period between 1798 and 1807 a master mark was sometimes stamped three times, namely on pieces that were sold in the province of Groningen, not in the city of Groningen, but the surrounding areas. Therefore not subject to a guarantee test and thus without Groningen year letter.
This tray, twice the maker's mark RH. Perhaps we may attribute this mark to; Reinder Harmannus Hofman, registered in the dike village of Grijpskerk in the province Groningen.
He started before 1807 (French period, a turbulent time with many changes) and used RH as master's mark. Later in 1812 he used RHH in lozenge. In 1814 he used the master's mark RH under a clog, in a square.
He was baptized on 3 February 1771 in Grijpskerk (GR). Occupation: Silversmith. He died on 8 January 1826 in Grijpskerk (GR)
I mention him as a possibility, unfortunately no example of his early master mark has been found yet
Peter.
Source; Jean - Pierre van Rijen, Groninger keur Zilver uit stad en Ommelanden. WaarborgHolland Gouda, uitgave 2009. Gratitude Horst H. Arians
Re: Silver tray, Dutch? maker?
Thanks for the investigation Peter. Sometime you have to use the helicopter view indeed. This sound plausible.