'KIRK'S SILVER GUILD', haven't seen 'GENUINE' before and can't quite make that out, but 'A-1 PLATE' is typical - it's mid to late 20th century...
Wow, that looks like some fancy burl veneer to me - not really my area, and doubt you'll find the exact same pieces, but I'd probably start with...
Not unusual for fruit knives to have silver blades - from the small bit you describe, perhaps 19th century German? Doesn't look upside-down to...
To clarify a bit, the entire fruit/lemon knife would be plated, probably over nickel silver on the handle (though Britannia metal is possible),...
Similar marks have shown up on various silver forums many times - I see here Prince-of-Wales plume/beaver/crown/EP-in-shield, other than the...
It's a late 19th century cake basket, but 'bride's basket' is a more commonly used term for it - Meriden Britannia is likely the maker, the 'Mary...
The Silvercollection shows Dora Fresco as a 'small worker', with the full marks showing the additional mark of London tobbaconist Loewe & Co....
Has nothing to do with the Papal States, as Bakersgma suggests, those are Dutch marks on the bowl - there are three export key marks struck, the...
Think I might see a six-pointed star or star of David shape to the maker's mark, Grimminger is the first name that came to mind, but there were...
Not saying it's untrue, only that I don't recall reading it, but given that there are no date marks, it would seem a confusing practice to have...
Pretty little frame and a lovely little girl! Can't add anything, though I can't say I recall that the Italian maker's numbers were reassigned......
My neighbor's Mickey is the best Lhasa Apso ever, makes friends everywhere - he used to look like the pic below, but they've taken the easy way...
It's a Yorkie - prick ears ( Silkies have them too, but this looks more like the more common Yorkie)... ~Cheryl
Seems clear that Komo and I are in the minority in finding your work attractive, but you really did a nice job, and while it wouldn't really fit...
Well, not sure why the OP would need any further information than he already has, but at risk of being hit with cyber-tomatoes, I kinda like it -...
Olfaire pottery from Portugal... ~Cheryl
Okay, am not going to ask the "mini price" you paid for that tiny gem (10 cm wide!!!), because, as a lover of old luggage, I am having one of my...
Yup, that's the silverplate version - have an old ad for them somewhere... ~Cheryl
Eh, the Zippo's probably the pricier piece even if that one is a sterling Dunhill - Zippo collectors can be a rabid bunch... ~Cheryl
I'd want to look at the last trench lighter in the second to last pic, and would hope for Dunhill... ~Cheryl
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