Perhaps you could post a side shot? I'm on my phone, but on my screen, it looks very much like there is a repair where the stem meets the bowl......
The first piece, with the unfortunate repair, looks like perhaps an artisan or even student made baby spoon. The second, perhaps a puja/pooja...
Durgin's 'Iris', introduced in 1900... ~Cheryl
http://m.ebay.com/itm/111783339819?_mwBanner=1 ~Cheryl
Evelyb, I'm so sorry to hear that your beloved Thelma is gone, their time with us is always too short, and we're left grieving... ~Cheryl
No, she was never military, just a civilian. She did miss the income after the men came back... ~Cheryl
Hehe, showed her that last pic before the Rosie poster, and she said, "Well, that's not me, but it sure could be." She was a driller, at Cessna...
KingofThings - thank you for recognizing that those women who took on 'men's' work for the war effort were also heroes, but unfortunately don't...
Heh, last time my older brothers and Cuz got together we were lamenting about our references to the 'Bobbsey Twins', 'Mutt & Jeff', 'Rosie the...
Oh Greg, they are just so cute! How about George & Gracie (could always call him Georgie), Bogie & Betty, Frankie & Johnny, Donny & Marie, Mickey...
Yeah, with just the mark, was pretty sure it wasn't G.A.B., and suspected the mark you and Susan show. Susan - feel sure those are variants of...
Bakersgma - perhaps you're thinking of the Swedish G.A.B.'s 'Vasakärven' (sheaf vase) mark? It was used on some of their production, in a variety...
Unfortunately, family history sometimes gets confused - this is a mid 20th century resin (plastic) cameo in a plated pot-metal frame, have seen...
Thanks for posting all those pics to illustrate my point regarding pseudo-marks... ~Cheryl
Chinese Export Silver pseudo-marks, like most all pseudo-marks, look 'off' compared to genuine marks (the CES 'date marks' usually relate to the...
As already said, looks like London 1808. Hopefully AF will come in with an opinion, but I am bothered, in particular, by what looks like erased...
Nope, not a kitty, just a poorly done bull - Katz' cat is actually rather nice, larger than this bull, with a luxurious downturned tail... ~Cheryl
See no indication at all that this piece is cast, nor do I see any signs of stamping or chasing, it's engraved... ~Cheryl
It is the Paris small goods boar-head, indicating a fineness of at least .800, in use from 1838-1961. Mathieu Katz was a manufacturer of cane...
Almost certainly American, was double-stamped because the first was unclear. Would have been hand-cut from sheet silver, looks like a matte...
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