Ugh, those darned fleur-de-lis marks (the Justice mark is a 'J' in a heart and triangle) - the Davis & Galt fleur-de-lis is in a shield, later...
Eh, I sold one of the spoon & fork sets years ago, but my memory isn't what it used to be, so I just can't remember how much research I did, or if...
Couldn't find a side-shot of a Knowles jelly knife, but believe you can see in this pic how the blade should look: [ATTACH] Here is a side-shot...
Looks like a cherry-pitter... ~Cheryl
Looks to me like a jelly knife that's been 'adjusted' a bit... ~Cheryl
From Osterberg's 'Sterling Silver Flatware for Dining Elegance' (1994)... These are jelly spoons/servers - notice the difference from yours in...
I've always liked Knowles, they made some nice patterns, as S_I_S suggests, it is their 'Apollo' pattern:...
If you search for 'WMF squirrel bowl', quite a few will come up:...
I saw 'May', but don't think it's exactly the same, perhaps the same designer? http://furnivals-pottery.weebly.com/may.html ~Cheryl
It was Say_it_slowly, rather than Ownedbybear, who posted the blue and white Furnivals - gotta say, looks like the same transfer to me too......
Should have also mentioned that with the bright-cut engraving, your Old English spoons wouldn't date before the 1770s (unless of course, an...
The response on this thread, from Phil, gives dating on the missing date letters and also mentions Exeter:...
On the site Bakersgma refers to, Phil only shows marks that he has actually 'seen' and the dates of those marks - it is a great reference, but...
By the way, it's a nice looking brooch, I like it... ~Cheryl
Ummm, they both say '980' - usually date to around the 1930s-'40s... ~Cheryl
The monogram would be quite visible on the set table before the food was served... ~Cheryl
From the previously mentioned Pickford book on British silver flatware: [ATTACH] From Carpenter's 'Gorham Silver': [ATTACH] Gorham was...
It's a bread & butter plate, the first on the list - there's little reason to monogram an underplate since it would be covered by the other...
While it could certainly be used for a card tray, or any other purpose desired, it was more likely sold as a bread & butter plate (have seen...
There is nothing wrong with this caddy spoon, it is a Fiddle Shell with a nice drop, and was hand-wrought in one piece (no soldering). Machine...
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