830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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sebastian4743
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830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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Do you recognize the maker mark stamped on this pitcher? Please advise.

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Re: 830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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Hi,

See Magnus Aase here: https://www.925-1000.com/Fnorway_marks.html

Trev.
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Re: 830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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Thank you Trev! You are right!

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Re: 830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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The firm is : Teodor Olsens Efterfølgere in Bergen
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Re: 830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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Compare the marks; I think Trev is right - it`s Magnus Aase. Both marks incorporate seven hills of Bergen, but they differ in other aspects.
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Re: 830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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I share both Trev's and AG2012 opinion, it is Magnus Aase. The mark relatively clearly shows a compound MA, while Theodor Olsen's very similar mark shows in the middle a T (at least to me). Olsen's mark shown by AG 2012 is another later used mark of Olsen.
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As suggested, most likely a Th. Olsens Eftf. mark - after Theodor Olsen died in 1890, his widow sold the business to brothers Magnus and Knut Aase in 1903/04, from the firm's founding in 1868 until 1903, their marks were initials and/or names (M&T OLSEN, Th.O, Th.Olsen, Theodor Olsen), but from 1904 they used Magnus Aase's conjoined AM-over-7-dots (for the 7 hills/mountains of Bergen) mark, Aase had used it in his workshop from its founding in 1899 until 1903, both as retailer and for his shop's production. Magnus Aase's business continued, primarily as a retailer, using the marks 'M.AA.' or 'M.AASE' until closing in the '90s, their equipment was sold to Th. Olsens Eftf. around 1925-30. Th. Olsens remained in the hands of the Aase family for well over a century, the mark changed with time, to a variety of pointier crown-like 'AM' over the 7 dots, and even after Lilli-Anne Alver acquired the company, changing the name to 'Arven AS' in 2016, they continue to use a stylized variant of the mark, a pointy crown-like 'AM' without the dots.


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Re: 830S, unknown mark, probably Norway

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Truls J Tonsberg wrote:The firm is : Magnus Aase
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Please see this old thread with information from Tosten that answered questions I'd had - hadn't seen that Trev added more earlier this year: viewtopic.php?t=15599

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