The date mark is 1888, which for some reason sometimes appears without the duty-mark (maybe weight exemption), maker is Saunders & Shepherd (one...
Only posted the Whiting & Davis parure to show the maker, thought it had already been established that it's circa 1950s and sappharine rather than...
Whiting & Davis parure: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-full-set-whiting-davis-saphiret-1828807068 [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Agreed... ~Cheryl
Prior to 2013, British sponsor's marks were required to have initials... [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Eh, just little bits and pieces from through the day, looked in some books on hand too - and so frustratingly without any real result... ~Cheryl
Ughhh - was busy all day yesterday, but this darned thing had me popping back to look at it whenever I'd take a break. It's a pretty piece,...
Could we see the bottom, the mark, and perhaps give an idea of size? ~Cheryl
Following up on Quirkygirl's post - first use by Danbury Mint (MBI, Inc.) on jewelry in 1987: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Started collecting buttons in the mid '70s (haven't been active for several years), but don't recall the 'peasant button' term in common use among...
Maisels Trading Post. ~Cheryl
Ummm, last I checked, 1stDibs charged around $500. a month and they had a vetting process... ~Cheryl
As a silver collector who also dealt heavily in silver (and has also scrapped silver at times), I continue to find it odd that so many are so...
Hi - welcome to the forums. Looks more like pewter than silver to me, the mark looks like a simplified Danish royal crown, it has typical Danish...
Can't quite make out the initials and symbol(s) in the lozenge-shaped maker's mark, but if you are referring to the silversmith Paul de Lamerie,...
I'm only seeing 'STERLING', is there another mark? ~Cheryl
Eh, believe that seller decided they're German 800 silver because of the pseudo-marks - seems much more likely to me that they're 19th century...
Makes perfect sense to me, misinformation spreads so easily online, I often question firm attributions - some are clearly unlikely or just wrong,...
Didn't see a problem with the Stevens & Williams attribution, but you'd know the glass better than I - do you think it's not S&W? Could just be a...
I'd think they're probably earlier, more like early to mid 19th century, possibly even late 18th... ~Cheryl
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