Unusual and attractive - can't recall seeing a piece quite like it, but the bezel, the 'chain-link' borders, the 'ribbed' effect on the hinge,...
Thank you. I've an interest in heraldry (even designed several fantasy COAs many years ago for some friends into SCA/Ren Faires), and also love a...
Really, kind of a wonderful piece... The coat of arms depicts merlettes/martlets (no feet, small or missing beaks) rather than ducks, the...
Have clear memory of going shopping with Mom for a new cocktail dress and a ballgown for the '68 Inauguration (went to D.C. with the folks, but no...
Not a Maltese cross, Komo - it's a cross pattée... ~Cheryl
Hunhhh, guess the Italian maker thought they'd combine the names for both sides... Doubt any are earlier than mid 20th century. ~Cheryl
They're weird, aren't they? They actually work pretty well, but they're generally not particularly well-made, or even attractive (to my eye,...
Hi - welcome to the forums. How lovely for you to have this wonderful heirloom... I'm so fond of the Dragestil (dragon-style) sølje, and though...
Eberle is a Brazilian metalware manufacturer, the cups were sold with spoons (not those you show) and are intended for ice cream or other desserts...
Storck & Sinsheimer most likely: https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html Nice to have the liner intact... ~Cheryl
Here's a coin silver ram's-head bowl with the same Gorham mark and no 'Coin' mark:...
And as 'i need help' suggested, the production code looks to have a double-struck '6', the number would typically be three digits, so '680' would...
No real reason to have it tested and taking a chance on someone else taking a file to it and dropping acid on it again - as Bakersgma already...
It's a pastry server - here's one by Raimond in original box (mine has the handle curved up like this one, I screwed it to the wall and used it as...
Thanks, Sue - thought you might like the genealogical connection, too... ~Cheryl
Merrill Shops: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_M3.html ~Cheryl
Looks like the plaster/vermiculite mixture we used to carve in junior high art classes... ~Cheryl
Not that it isn't appealing in its own way, but to my eye, looks like someone went out to the barn and nailed together their own creation from...
Thanks, guys! There is a certain pleasure in holding a piece made by the hand of distant kin... ~Cheryl
Started keeping an eye out for an affordable American coin silver spoon by John Athan Waite (w.1762-1817) well over 15 years ago, he and his...
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