Welcome, Rob. To be clear, you're just pulling up old Moorcroft threads, and any new information is certainly welcome - but these are very active...
Understand that you are new here, and please forgive me for not having extended a 'welcome'. Believe those who have known me for some time, know...
Hey Pat - I was responding to the OP, whose last comment was, "Oh well.....the search continues....", and I'm still just trying to figure out what...
Guessing that there's little business for the Reed & Barton service reps at the moment, they're likely sitting at home, bored, and poked around...
And a rather lovely 1849 piece, love the uncommon pierced base. My big revised Jackson's is packed away at the moment, but believe the maker's...
Judy posted this link in 2018, but it doesn't seem to be working now, so here it is again:...
Images for "celluloid vanity box":...
To my eye, everything about it looks 'right' for an early 20th century fitted box for a mirror, brush and comb - would guess rather than...
Side view, as well as other information, would be so helpful... ~Cheryl
At that size, likely a cake or fruit stand... ~Cheryl
Hi - please give the size, as already requested, a side view (looks like a pedestal base?), and show any marks. Not that Lohengrin wouldn't have...
Danish two-tower and 'P' marks indicate silverplate (P = plet/plate), if I recall correctly, both out of use by the 1930s - the lion looks...
Sorry, not understanding your question - "someone that knows" what? Exactly what are you looking for? You know who made it, its purpose, and a...
This ice urn from an 1885 Reed & Barton catalog is shown in Rainwater's 'American Silverplate, 3rd Ed.' (2000) - note the same kind of icicle...
It is a lovely piece, I sold a vase years ago, for a good price - rarely keep breakables with much value, too clumsy, metal survives so much...
Cluttered has it right, it was used to serve ice water, no mystery... Will post a catalog image of similar in a bit. Please let us know if you...
Hi Greg, they're still a division of Lenox, along with Dansk and Kate Spade: https://www.reedandbarton.com/pages/contact-us Can remember when...
Agree that it was unlikely that it ever had a 'pattern name' - ran through the R&B patents in my files, didn't find it, but those long legs are an...
Sorry, didn't see the alert - I don't have any Reed &Barton catalogs this old, but this item is an 'ice urn', circa 1880s (could be a bit earlier...
Having a hard time with the upscale Spaulding & Co. retailing any 'OVB' pieces that were produced for Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett to retail -...
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