Have run across a few similar ivory pieces before, enough of them in pairs to believe they're salt/pepper shakers, likely early 20th century or...
Have seen hematite rings with a similar look... ~Cheryl
I'd suggest it seems unlikely that a pair of dainty demitasse (coffee) spoons depicting Renaissance adults were engraved with the same entwined...
Again, not sure why you're referring to "longhand" or "long hand" - personally, the only longhand 'Sterling' marks I can recall seeing have been...
1955, sewing bucket: [ATTACH] 1950, no turned legs, but would think a metal or plastic liner: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Circa 1950s maple or maple finish bucket-table - made by different manufacturers and found in numerous variations, shallow (as suggested,...
Believe I might see a '12' as well, under an 'A.N' - would think mid 19th century German, with that floral motif, the missing lid may have had a...
Match-safe/Vesta, striker on the bottom - looks like it's aluminum... ~Cheryl
Eh, 'Sølje' actually means 'brooch', in fairly recent times, it's come to be the term used for any bunadsølv (traditional Norwegian regional...
https://vintage-antique-jewelry.com/shop/brooch-jewelry/2817-antique-edwardian-pair-brooches-14k-gold-pearls-amethys-citrine-solinger-6853.html...
Believe that's a Solinger mark: https://www.langantiques.com/university/mark/solinger-co-j/ ~Cheryl
It may not have been gilt, would have been an option available to the retailers from the manufacturer. By the early 20th century, the souvenir...
1906 advertisement (looks like yours might have originally had 'ruby' set eyes too): [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Sorry, bit confused - not seeing any longhand marks, but if you're referring to the 'STERLING' marks, not at all true that they wouldn't be marked...
The three sterling are all souvenir spoons, the Watson/Mechanics with the Field Museum and Fort Dearborn bowl is probably the oldest, mid 1890s at...
Sorry, should have been more clear - Frederick Marquand was a trained silversmith and did produce his own pieces, but was also a retailer - spoons...
The downturned handle is typical of fiddle pattern spoons, could go into all sorts of geeky spoon stuff, but will spare you and just share this...
Below is an old pic of my little pair of Gorham 'Nuremberg' demitasse spoons (a multi-motif figural pattern), with a large entwined monogram on...
Champlevé rather than cloisonné... ~Cheryl
Hi Kiko - they're shouldered fiddles, and good possibility they're all first-half of 19th century American coin, especially if they're rather thin...
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