Help! Does anyone have any idea whose mark this is?
Help! Does anyone have any idea whose mark this is?
NM: G (small box) P (crown) N
Any help would be much appreciated.
Danial
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Another question arises
Admin moved this from where I originally posted it to the Silverplate forum. How can one tell just by looking that this is silverplate?
Thanks,
Danial
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Thanks,
Danial
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Hi Danial,
The marks tell us a great deal! NM stands for Norsk Mønster, meaning the design is copyrighted or protected in Norway. G-balance weight icon-P is the trademark for silverplate registered by Norges Gullsmedforbund of Oslo, the GP stands for Gullsmed Plett (plate). I believe Norges Gullsmedforbund was originally a trade union of metalworkers, not quite sure how it evolved into a production company. Hopefully another member can shed some light on this.
Regards, Tom
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The marks tell us a great deal! NM stands for Norsk Mønster, meaning the design is copyrighted or protected in Norway. G-balance weight icon-P is the trademark for silverplate registered by Norges Gullsmedforbund of Oslo, the GP stands for Gullsmed Plett (plate). I believe Norges Gullsmedforbund was originally a trade union of metalworkers, not quite sure how it evolved into a production company. Hopefully another member can shed some light on this.
Regards, Tom
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That's very helpful, thank you! Now can I assume
that this piece is from the latter half of the 20th centuy? Or is it older than that?
Danial
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Danial
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