I have been trying to identify this maker's mark but I have not been able to find it yet. I would appreciate it if anyone who recognizes it could let me know. This is a sterling tray with floral handles, American I think, with a Danish influence.
Thank you,
Sarah
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Would like help identifying maker of this sterling tray...
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Hi Dale - Thanks for supplying the large image of the hallmark! It is the same hallmark as on my tray, but yours is much more deeply stamped and therefore easier to read. My tray is the same as the one you have with the Blossom style handles - I still have not been able to identify the hallmark, but at least I now know what it should look like...dalelymanh wrote:
One has Lily of the Valley handles, and the other has "Jensen-esque" Blossom style handles.
Thanks!
Dale
Thank you!
Sarah
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Sorry, forgot all about this post. I have tracked down the maker, the mark was used by Armand Guion in the 1950s, possibly as early as the late 40's in into the early sixties. Guion had a retail shop in midtown NYC where he sold antique silver, there was a small 3 or 4 man workshop in the back where old pieces were restored and new sterling pieces were made. I'm told this mark represented no real individual's name and was intended to vaguely resemble that of DeMatteo, as was the silver it was stamped upon. In later years, Guion used the mark "Fara Co". - it was composed of the first initials of his immediate family.
Regards, Tom
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Regards, Tom
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