(((Janette))) We're here for you if you need a shoulder or cyber-hug... ~Cheryl
Sweet - that's one of the variants of Shube's 'Sb' trademark, if I recall correctly, should date from the mid '80s into the first few years of...
Should say that I don't know the term 'Dutch drunk', but do know 'Dutch courage', referring to bravado due to liquor consumption - regardless,...
They're not apostle spoons. Similar quality could be found in gift shops and catalogs in the 1970s-'80s here in the US (can remember seeing them...
Awww, they're sweet, Janette! Please include me, they'd be great additions to the charm cluster necklace I'm working on... ~Cheryl
No size given for the containers, but would think rather than egg coddlers, they're more likely small storage jars, with the loop intended to hold...
The punch bowl base is 'Krys-Tol': https://www.carnivalglassworldwide.com/krys-tol-glass.html ~Cheryl
Would guess that the sponsor was suspicious of the fineness, doing the right (and legal) thing by having the goods assayed, and not offering...
Didn't bother to look around, but India was my guess as well (especially given their somewhat casual use of '925' or 'sterling')... ~Cheryl
From a 2016 British assay offices publication: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Not really seeing Brutalist, and believe it's a fairly modern piece - the three marks to the left of '925' appear to be from the London assay...
I'd forgotten that thread, but it's not the same crest and does look more like a lion (the critter on this piece has a beak)... ~Cheryl...
Okay, I'm just confused now regarding a lion - is it the dreadful right-facing lion-passant shown with a 'VO' mark on the silvercollection site,...
Victor Obler did produce a few small items in sterling... ~Cheryl
Knowles... ~Cheryl
Hehe, helpful only if your post is seen... ~Cheryl
Find reference to the form as being a sugar sifter, as well as a tea strainer spoon, personally lean toward tea, but perhaps the OP might try it...
Figured it was probably German - odd that the sections of the 'acorn' seem to be so divided, not sure of use, olive spoon certainly a possibility,...
What is the size? As a note, there are individual salt sifter spoons, but this would be an unusual form and appears too large... ~Cheryl
Since I seem to be extolling the virtues of aluminum patio furniture, the pieces below are near identical to the anodized aluminum tubing...
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