Appears to be by Ferdinand Johannes Maris....
I believe the best term is "photogravure" or "heliogravure" - a Swiss specialty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogravure...
I have several sets of old Tiffany meat carving utensils - each of which has German steel blades and Tiffany sterling hafts. J.A.Henckels...
"Fussy stuff" is repaired by museums - but the key is simple - modeling clay and plaster. First of all - use modeling clay to make an impression...
I also saw "apparently" when the truth is that jewelers do not make good knives <g>. Finding the same marking on haft and blade is what I would...
Haft and blade in that period were not made by the same company! Tiffany hafts of that period are often of sterling, and the blades are of...
One ought to note that silverware intended for Passover use is generally kept separate from all other utensils. The use of the Magen David on...
The act of 1890 was a major factor - but I was taught years ago to be conservative and was shown that a great many pieces sold after 1891 were...
Thank you. I assume it was made for export to the US, thus the English usage? And before 1898 as no indication of place of manufacture? Again,...
Back of handle is marked "Steel Wire" above "Pure Metal" in an oval, with a triangular shape between. Length about 3". Anyone know about this?...
The title page gives 1848. The "entered" page (verso of title page) says 1847. 3.5 x 2.5 well fits the...
mine is 3.5 high and 2.5 wide with no inscriptions at all. No idea about that eBay one at all, but zero found on Abebooks. Thank you. Mine is...
Chapin's "Crown of Thorns", 148 pp. Copyright 1847, first edition AFAICT from 1848. [ATTACH] I can find no copies online earlier than 1860, so...
Imported hallmark of William Moering 1898, imported from Hanau. 108g Sterling. Pretty Silver trinket box. about 3.5 cm high, 6 cm wide and 2.5...
Attributed to "Indian Creek Country Club" [IMG]
May well be an early edition - until 1800 or so, people did not throw away books. The DuBarry sig definitely looks like it is smooth and likely...
As I noted elsewhere, I have a very early stamp album from Scott - with most of the spaces for rulers of the world having actual miniature albumen...
The italic "u" is 1994 (July 1994 to June 1995, to be precise) "RFT" is likely too recent to be in the guides?
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