Believe the majority of filigree and plique-à-jour pieces in my collection are sterling, though also some in lower quality silver as well as...
Definitely not Russian (so many sellers want their silver to be Russian). My failing memory keeps telling me it's Turkish, the best match I can...
'4491' would be the pattern number, and the 'C' is the Director's mark of Charles T. Cook, indicating manufacture between 1902 and 1907, which...
Thank you! I have a lot of spoons, but some like that one, are extra special... And thank you for sharing all the fascinating information! ~Cheryl
Research online has been amazing for me, often turning up information that would have been difficult to find otherwise, sometimes adding to the...
For me, the way threads go 'off-topic' is part of the appeal of this group, most good conversation veers into different areas, your posts are...
Most of my reference books are in storage, but I keep around a hundred handy, the majority on silver - despite what some seem to think, not...
Closest I found in Hall's 'Alaska Souvenir Spoons & the Early Curio Trade' (2004): [ATTACH] Regarding the link provided, should keep in mind...
Sorry, just saw you're new - welcome to the forums! AI responses usually have inaccuracies regarding silver marks, and many other areas as well...
Not sure where you learned that, but you were misinformed, Gorham never used a 'G' alone mark. This is a Gebelein mark, Rainwater also shows...
From Jzyk & Robertson's 'Open Salt Compendium' (2002): [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
This is not the same bracelet shown in the listing Martin posted a year ago...
Well, you would certainly recognize "ranting, raving, and foaming at the mouth", since you seem so adept at it, apparently so incensed by what...
Just ran across this post. Your gold handle was made by Gorham, the 'U' prefix on the production number was put in use for umbrellas in 1898,...
Company founded in 1990: https://links.london/the-complete-history-of-links-of-london/ ~Cheryl
'Muffineer' as a term for sugar shakers/casters/dredgers seems to have started in America around 1900, prior to that were usually called 'sugar...
The 'LL' is a sponsor's mark, the entity responsible for quality and fees, while often a maker's mark, it can also be a retailer like Links of...
Have some serious doubt regarding the suppositions regarding the use of 'bride's baskets' at weddings prior to their appearance in manufacturer...
As Kyra has already said, it's a drink chiller, a mid 20th century novelty item (not that chillers aren't still made, I have plain ones in...
Some bon-bon baskets from a 1917 retailer's catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
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