1800's Sterling Silver Bud Vase

Marked on the leg with 925, sterling and what looks like 85. The front is etched with a name and the year 1869.
Any idea of the maker?
Also, what do you call the style?
Thanks

 

Can you focus in on what you have interpreted as a 5? I'm not so sure. It may be a maker's logo.

 

IT'S NEAT !

 

5 or S? Can't read the etched name either.

 

Odd. It looks like a very squished five, but the cartouche in which it is contained is not squished. If it were a five, it's also much shorter than the 8.

The name is a mess. The last letters look like uila?

 

How common is for that era there to be no makers mark?

 

I have no scientific study to refer to. But probably not a "major name." We're making the assumption that with both the 925 and sterling it's American, right? 1869 is fairly early for sterling to be widespread, which may explain why it has both markings.

 

I'd think American.
Any keywords describing the design? What style, neoclassical?

 

I guess so.

 

Glass vases in this shape are called trumpet vases. Suppose you could use the same term for shape.

 

I agree, cluttered. I was so tired last night I had missed that Kard had not used the term trumpet in his OP.

The leaves in the upper part of the support could be called acanthus, as well.

 

I also hadn't notice that the term trumpet hadn't been used. Not only glass vases this shape but also silver vases this shape are called trumpet vases.

https://www.google.com/search?q=silver+trumpet+vases&client=safari&sa=X&hl=en-us&biw=1024&bih=729&prmd=sivn&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&fir=EzaQmHzO3x4hfM%3A%2CXhSqXIm2nP7gAM%2C_%3BftTj6MNQI7R82M%3A%2C5SchSPfDApAwPM%2C_%3B7UNig5mDO_8svM%3A%2CpZkH7kg8M77Y9M%2C_%3BPgjmaTmY1LY0TM%3A%2CarLLZ-Qa_2O7rM%2C_%3BIRy3WPiRa_sELM%3A%2CJILPzYIH8BiYUM%2C_%3Brky9HLaEBjii7M%3A%2C6ueXYIU2vMVFdM%2C_%3BrL9kkkBtjDgFeM%3A%2C0tRPG0mdmOlNuM%2C_%3BlYuyIJ8fthQPoM%3A%2CPctDbJo1CaDsMM%2C_%3BgCmzPjZtPzo7QM%3A%2C60opgvQcqr6daM%2C_%3BKCc7EpnZraAmTM%3A%2CY20lunbm4OnR2M%2C_&ved=0ahUKEwip3MP0_PTJAhXG4SYKHRdDBWIQsAQIOw&usg=__l2sXARAfzcrL-irQBDhq6_IugKQ=

--- Susan

 

Gee, is this the same one? It has a much better of the markings. It certainly is the number "5" in their pic.
http://www.postrex.com/Antique-1860...ripod-Neoclassical-120-Gram-291644211513-ebay

Here it is on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/29164421151...l?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=291644211513&_rdc=1

--- Susan