German - Hanau pseudo-marks used by Schleissner & Söhne: https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html ~Cheryl
Have done one in several years, but my library sets them up in just a few minutes, time varied for their arrival, believe return time was three...
Hi Patrick, nice to see you here. Thought this was a great piece when I first saw it, and believe you're on the right track with Ann Orr. The...
Nice to see the entire image, it does have appeal when not focusing on the workmanship. Would agree with mid-19th century Berlin-work,...
I started doing needlework as a kid, by my teens was proficient enough at needlepoint to do samples for the packaging photos on very complicated...
Please rest assured that there is no problem whatsoever with these 150+ year old marks, they are known and typical with no connection at all to...
Nice spoon! The firm became 'Tiffany & Co.' in 1853 after Young and Ellis retired, in 1868 Tiffany acquired the Moore firm intending to start...
There's one on eBay, but I see quite a bit of wear, softening the design... https://www.ebay.com/itm/374542711089 ~Cheryl
1891 advertisement (made by Gorham): [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
It is the quality - Gerrit Dirksen (1818-1903) was a German immigrant, a silversmith trained by his father, who was a specialist in filigree work,...
Scenes, people, places, events, names, etc. could all be engraved or acid-etched at local jewelers, but it could also be done by amateurs,...
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It's a Dirksen Filigree spoon, they purchased plain spoons from A.F. Towle & Son and other manufacturers, sometimes they cut off the top of the...
Should note that this is not a hand-wrought spoon, it was die-struck at a factory from their stock of silver, the engraving was poorly done and...
Lots of different subjects on souvenir spoons, my first, acquired 45+ years ago, has a very nice acid-etched view of Joliet Penitentiary. The...
Especially on pieces from your country, have spent quite a bit of time over the years locating all the Dutch marks scattered over items... ~Cheryl
Suppose I should have been more clear in that they could be anywhere on the base piece, the main part of the item, with the secondary incomplete...
Just checking in, but guess the full set of hallmarks haven't been found... ~Cheryl
Marote has the correct maker and date for the lid of the glass box, but you need to find the full set of hallmarks for the hinged box, they'll be...
These are some of the dark spots and pits that I see on your cups, typical of pewter: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This Danish pewter bowl shows similar...
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