unkown sterling silver mark on plate ca 1920

[der_Dida]

Hello together . . . did anybody know something about this mark? Thank in advance for your help. Kind regards

[dognose]

Hi der_Dida,

Welcome to the Forum.

Just to let you know we are not ignoring you, it's just that you appear to have stumped at the moment.

Many members are only occasional visitors to the forum and hopefully someone who knows the answer will drop by soon.

Trev.

[jacksonsvl19l]

See my post from March 19th. It was answered there. If I was more tech savy I would supply the link.

[dognose]

Hi jacksonsvl19l,

Thanks for the lead that provides the answer:



Admin wrote:

.......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.

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... 37#p112737

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15455

Trev.

[silverly]

From New York Magazine - Aug 30, 1971 - Page 55. (The last name spelling in the article is not a mistake.) As yet I have not found any signs of Armand Guior having been a craftsman.

[dognose]

Hi Silverly,

Brilliant! Excellent information regarding Armand Guior's 'Jean's Silversmiths Inc.'.

Trev.

[silverly]

Thank you Trev. As an aside, in his WWII draft registration Armand Guior stated his place of employment was Jean's Curiosity Shop.