Agree with Don, looks Japanese to me too, usually see that decorative woven bamboo on Awaji pottery (though much was removed)... ~Cheryl
German, one of the 'Hildesheimer Rose' patterns - probably around mid 20th century, looks like 'G.S.' to me, most likely the manufacturer... ~Cheryl
The bail is integral to the design, and the original post notes that the catch was added, given its orientation and the glob of solder, see no...
Nice! It's silver, .800 or better, as indicated by the boar-head small goods mark - the maker's mark is frustrating, can't make out the one...
It's an 'Olive" variant, quite a few of them from that era... ~Cheryl
It's not British, it's American coin silver. Don't know who those pseudo-marks might have belonged to, but that 'Olive' pattern is attributed to...
I haven't had an acid testing kit in over thirty years - my friend Glenn, a master jeweler, often suggested that few people use them properly,...
If your item is identical to the one on your link, which bears proper, if a bit rubbed, French hallmarks, then yours is also most likely silver -...
They're actually pretty common - I have a friend who collects the trinket boxes, she usually sets her limit at $25., but she'll go higher if she...
Hi - these are Japanese, usually plated antimony or spelter, a trinket box and an ashtray, similar pieces date from the early to mid 20th...
The brass working end would have originally been silverplated... ~Cheryl
Sardine server. ~Cheryl
'Bendor' ~Cheryl
See Friedrich Reusswig: http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html ~Cheryl
Generally, '830' silver would be Scandinavian/Nordic (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and later, Finnish), Portugal has also used that...
Looks like a stopper for a decanter to me - Mom was given a new set in the '80s, similar to the one linked below, the decanter was broken long...
Silverplate sugar basket by Henry Bourne, late 19th century... ~Cheryl
It's a sheet music cabinet... ~Cheryl
Geez, it is quadruple struck, not sure I've even seen that before... Poked around a little bit trying to find the maker's trademark, but no...
Half of a gilt brass sash buckle, glass cabochons - probably Czech, circa 1920s... ~Cheryl
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