My old eyes aren't up to making out the double-struck name or the other mark today, but for me, the form, decoration and '11L.' stamp (11 lød=.687...
The various 'GI' marks for 'Georg Jensen' ('I' and 'J' interchangeable) were used on some items from the early 20th century through 1969, Torun...
You're welcome! Osterberg's book is also concerned with table settings, and I'm with him in believing that one should use silver for whatever is...
A small/short olive spoon, the bowls are more commonly oval or oblong, but pointed were also produced. From Osterberg's 'Sterling Silver Flatware...
That is a really nice cigar box! Closest I could find was an 1885 newspaper ad for 'All Hunk Smoking Tobacco': [ATTACH] 1862 use of "all...
Looks to me more like platinum decoration rather than silver - fired on like gold... ~Cheryl
You're very welcome, Peggy (looks nice in the bottle). Those are pages from a fairly extensive catalog of sterling mounted Meriden Glass pieces...
No firm dating for the catalog, but no earlier than 1898, possibly as late as early 1920s - the bottles by the Meriden Cut Glass Co. [ATTACH]...
The first is by Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (I have a catalog, will check for your piece in a few minutes), the other two are as suggested, Thomae...
You are most welcome - glad I could share a bit more information! ~Cheryl
Incredible, fabulous find! Those pseudo-marks are tentatively attributed to Wm. Gale, with Marquand and others acting as retailers, as shown in...
Marks are a bit too fuzzy for these old eyes, but would guess the letter is 'W' rather than 'M', 1988+ Polish:...
'Artistic Accents', Turkish glass....
Sigh - one reason engraved dates aren't always an indicator of correct age, they may or may not have realized their age or value. Regardless,...
@silvermakersmarks Some comments, lest you feel unappreciated: "Hopefully it will be working soon it’s quite an asset." "Hopefully it's just a...
So true - and one of only two informational silver sites I know of that has no monetization... ~Cheryl
Just a quick note to anyone wanting to use Phil's wonderful site - it's down at the moment, I contacted him and this was his response: "My site...
Should be noted that 'Silesian stem' refers to the form of the pedestal, not necessarily the origin of the glassware... ~Cheryl
Nothing wrong with your thinking, I've just spent way too much time playing with silver over the last few decades... ~Cheryl
This is L. Boardman & Son's 'Rogers' silverplate pattern, circa 1900 - Benjamin Mayo would have been acting as retailer... ~Cheryl
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