Way out of my comfort zone, but have seen Chinese characters on Korean silver, understood that until a few decades ago, Chinese characters were...
Would be nice if actual sizes were given, and how you determined that one spoon is silver (personally, would think the all the larger ones nickel...
It should be at least .800 fineness. ~Cheryl
Hanau pseudo-marks - the 'shield-with-Ls' shows up here with Gebruder Glaser marks: http://www.silvercollection.it/germansilverhallmarks4.html...
Trembler... [ATTACH] https://bust.com/style/16076-15-nostalgic-hair-accessories-and-where-are-they-now.html ~Cheryl
Hard to tell on the age, those scenic enamels were produced by numerous makers, and were very popular in the mid 20th century, a good number of...
Suppose it could be, honestly reminds me of a spoon, but that's likely just my spoon obsession (though I have Scandinavian spoons with pointy...
Love the bracelet! Reversed 'K' mark belonged to Oslo maker Edvin Kristiansen, shop opened in 1931, later Kristiansen & Knutsen, then became...
Ahhh, of course - thank you! Silly me, I can be so dense at times... ~Cheryl
Sorry, cruel of me to post it, should have known by my own reaction how it could affect sensitive eyes - but what's your take on the rhinestone...
They were probably going for a guilloché effect, but it's actually basse-taille enamel, guilloché is engine-turned - here is a Holmsen brooch with...
OMG, just, ummm, OMG... [IMG]...
Not sure where the various 1930s dating for Holmsen's founding comes from, suspect it may have been when the shop moved to Sandefjord - Ostby...
Looks like 'Corviniello':...
Nice (or least looks like it probably is), Swedish - G. Graumann, Falun, 1898... ~Cheryl
Most country's silver standards, including in the U.S., require 'sterling' must be at least .925 fineness, there's nothing really wrong about...
'Sølje' means 'brooch', somehow over time, it's come to be commonly used for any bunadsølv (traditional costume silver) with dangles, and yes, I...
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Eh, Daniel Low was a heavy advertiser, and no doubt their attractive designs, especially the second that you like so much (so do I), were the...
Actually, Galt & Bro. produced their George Washington spoon in 1890, the year before the first Daniel Low Salem Witch spoon, and the Galt spoon...
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