Michael Baggott was popular both professionally and personally, known for his knowledge and his generosity - 'rare' is such an overused term, but...
Hehe, no throw-down, more that without truly knowing it's a fact, I'll voice an opinion or educated guess (or maybe just a random guess). There...
Interesting information! Looking forward to future posts, and happy to help if I can... ~Cheryl
Thanks for the compliments, but I'm just a silver geek with decades of research under my belt, and still learn new stuff all the time - but will...
This one shown in a 1931 '1847 Rogers' catalog (they were offered on both silverplate and sterling bowls): [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Flower arrangers for centerpiece bowls. ~Cheryl
Yes. One of my favorite makers, pretty sure I have the same spoon in sterling packed away somewhere. Have seen gold flatware a few times before,...
No size mentioned, but more likely a coffee/demitasse spoon rather than a baby spoon... ~Cheryl
Campbell-Metcalf. Cheryl
The monogram was most likely done to insinuate age, most collectors, myself included, like monograms, which on antique silver, are generally...
Heh, only a few rather ordinary Russian spoons in my collection, but all are genuine, Russian silver has been widely faked for decades and still...
"Promising"? You're welcome - simple search on eBay for 'silverplate apple' turned up quite a few just like yours, many still in their original...
These silverplate on copper bits include a 6" round: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
A flue cover is referenced, so it's perhaps around 8 inches in diameter? What does the back look like? Similar Hans Jensen pieces are 'Dutch...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Thank you, Tallcakes - I've bookmarked the site for reference! Just to add a note, Hoffman wasn't the only maker of these Czech pieces, but...
There were also built-in snuffers on some ashtrays, and here's one with an intaglio insert and a snuffer attached to the matchbox holder:...
I like them too - my Mom was a salt collector, and I did her research and cataloging, I've been around them for over half a century. The ads...
Not really just a possibility, it is a circa 1920s Czech (Bohemian) intaglio ashtray, as said, open salt collectors like them. I have at least a...
It's a Czech intaglio individual ashtray, they were sometimes cold-painted like yours, and they're popular with open salt collectors......
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