Eh, both signed 'HRK', and things change over a couple of decades - personally, guessing it's the same guy (there's quite a bit about the New...
Would guess the alleged 'artist' is the same New Zealander musician (a seriously Scottish name like that would be more likely in New Zealand than...
Believe 18th century American coin marks in serrated cartouches would be rather uncommon (don't believe I've seen any Colonial era, maybe late...
Personally, just not really seeing this as belonging to a family, the blank quarter makes no sense, with the two striped segments, there should be...
There were spoons too, like the center one in this pic, I have at least one other packed away somewhere (the other two are Murano glass in...
Armorials were usually granted to a specific person, they could be be passed on to the family and sometimes were, but more often were just used...
Daniel, I edited out the name and year on my post in case the seller starts poking around online with the info he has - wouldn't want this thread...
Was on my phone earlier, can see the '59 || 15' now, along with '??? Cover' (perhaps the weight with lid/cover), as well as some other scratched...
Keep in mind that it may relate to something other than family - could belong to a place, an organization, a military unit, a business, etc., or...
Should mention that they're sometimes well-engraved rather than clumsily scratched (and will sometimes even note 'oz', 'dwt', etc.), and...
Not particularly uncommon on old British holloware, sometimes even has three numbers, the last for grains; also occasionally found on 18th century...
Hunh, that's unusual - scratch weights are usually pretty close to correct. Pretty typical form, but must indicate something else... ~Cheryl
The '13 || 15' (looks like originally 13 || 16) was the scratch weight - 13 troy ounces, 15 pennyweight. ~Cheryl
Not a crest, but a shield, quartered, on crossed battle-axes - sometimes shields can be found searching under 'coat of arms'... ~Cheryl
To my eye, other than fruit as an element on both, see little resemblance in pattern between the MIJ bowl and the Rogers 'Memory' pattern (doubt...
Good to see you back, Pat! They're celery salts, almost certainly Japanese:...
The pattern is 'Flat Rose', it was based on a traditional 19th century Norwegian pattern, and somewhere around 1900, the Theodor Olsen shop...
Not seeing much age there either... Given your location, might suggest checking on this photographer:...
Eh, everyone has different tastes and sensibilities, but the half-time show was a winner for me (so much better than the Puppy Bowl half-time)......
Not sure it's particularly important to ID the maker, but it's always nice to know - it's 'trèfle à quatre feuilles', I checked yesterday and...
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