Featured Guilloche & sterling topped perfume bottle stoppers - need help with marks please.

Discussion in 'Silver' started by bercrystal, Apr 7, 2026.

  1. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I have 3 stoppers that I struck out trying to ID.

    1)

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    2)
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    3)
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    Thanks for any& all advice or opinions!! :happy::happy::kiss:
     
  2. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

  3. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    The first is by Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (I have a catalog, will check for your piece in a few minutes), the other two are as suggested, Thomae (prolific maker, lots of variants in their marks over the decades)...

    ~Cheryl
     
  4. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    No firm dating for the catalog, but no earlier than 1898, possibly as late as early 1920s - the bottles by the Meriden Cut Glass Co.


    wilcox-meriden-glass-catalog-cologne-1.jpg


    wilcox-meriden-glass-catalog-cologne-2.jpg


    ~Cheryl
     
    Last edited: Apr 8, 2026
  5. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    @say_it_slowly & @DragonflyWink - Thank you so much!!! :happy::happy::kiss:

    I was totally lost on these marks as it was hard to determine what letter to look under for the marks. :confused::confused::hilarious:

    I just noticed that the ad clearly states "Wilcox Silver Plate Co.", but this piece is clearly marked sterling. :confused::confused:

    I got this stopper along with multiple other bottles & stoppers from an eBay auction a few weeks back. I have paired the stopper with a pretty little bottle I have had for years that came to me without a stopper. It fits nicely, but likely wouldn't be good if you actually wanted to use it as a perfume bottle.

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  6. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    You're very welcome, Peggy (looks nice in the bottle).



    Those are pages from a fairly extensive catalog of sterling mounted Meriden Glass pieces (nine pages of scent bottles) - 'Wilcox Silver Plate Co.' was the name of the firm, but at the top of the pages your mark is shown as the "Sterling Silver Trade Mark.", and at bottom, "With Sterling Silver Repousse Tops".


    ~Cheryl
     
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  7. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    Thank you for the clarification!! :happy::happy::kiss:

    I thought they complimented one another quite well. :smug::smug:
     
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