Need help ID'ing candlesticks - European?

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Mcflurry
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Need help ID'ing candlesticks - European?

Postby Mcflurry » Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:46 am

According to family legend, these were brought over to the U.S. from Hungary by my ancestors around 1900. That's all we know about them. Any help deciphering where these came from would be much appreciated. I searched extensively online and didn't find any reference to the marks.

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Re: Need help ID'ing candlesticks - European?

Postby silverfan » Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:19 am

The candlesticks were produced in Berlin, Germany in the nineteenth century.
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Re: Need help ID'ing candlesticks - European?

Postby Mcflurry » Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:53 am

Thanks -- do you know any more than that, like the name of the silver maker?

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Re: Need help ID'ing candlesticks - European?

Postby silverfan » Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:12 pm

on your photo there is only the town mark of Berlin with the letter K indicating the time around 1840 and the letter B for the assay master. There should be another mark for the maker. Look carefully if you find one.
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Re: Need help ID'ing candlesticks - European?

Postby dognose » Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:17 pm

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

See here for the Berlin mark that Silverfan has identified: http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_b1884.html

Trev.

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Re: Need help ID'ing candlesticks - European?

Postby amena » Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:30 am

there was an article from blakstone about Berlin dateletters

viewtopic.php?t=14511&highlight=berlin
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