Any help would be appreciated. I think it's a "16" and then the hallmark is EMHT. But who knows.
thanks for all the replies, everyone. So....if you were to list this, how would you do so? There seems to be not a great consensus about what this...
Thanks CRS and thanks for your comments too, verybrad and johnny. CRS, what leads you to believe it is North Carolina? Any idea about those gauze...
Thanks...it's 6 1/2" tall and about 20" around.
This vase has me stumped. Some say it looks like unmarked Fulper, but the base is all wrong. You can see gauze strips coming through some areas of...
Could be a 17th century Flemish piece. You definitely need to contact Bonham's or Christie's about this piece. Similar ones have sold for hundreds...
Thanks! That helps a lot. I appreciate it.
77 views and no ideas? Gut feelings are appreciated here too. I am kind of lost with this one. Thank you.
For 50 cents I thought it was interesting enough to buy. It's weird because it's kind of black and rusted out on the inside but appears to be a...
Thanks for the clarification and explanations everyone.
Cool...thank you :)
Thanks! The bowl is about like you'd see for a tablespoon. Not flat. I'm confused. The patent date for the Benjamin Ford mark is earlier than an...
I've worked out that this is a very early Gorham mark (circa 1865), marketed by Benjamin & Ford out of New Haven, CT. What I can't figure out is...
Thanks for all your help!
There seems to be copper showing through, so I'm assuming it's silver over copper? Mark is a hammer with an "a" on one end and a "c" on the other?...
Don't do it...it's frankly unattractive, no matter what the age of it.
Why is the man tying the shoes of a middle aged Asian woman? Is he a shoe salesman? Maybe this hung in a shoe store.
Thank you DragonFlyWink, and everyone else who contributed to this thread. That's it for sure!
Most American Coin Silver does NOT say silver or coin on it, from what I have seen.
Thank you all. It does indeed looks like "Katt" something and then Bros. So it's not coin or sterling?
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