Whenever I'm reminded of her, can only think of a female dog - struck me as incredibly rude to question my values, not just to me, but other...
Great spoon, understand the regret, but Black Americana always sells well, especially with enameled bowls - I've sold pieces I wish I hadn't, but...
Nice, Frank! Always nice to see others' spoons! I love spoons in general (even have a nice collection of carved wooden spoons, mostly...
The insignia of his grandfather's division... ~Cheryl
And this American crossed her 7s for many years, a habit picked up from my older brother, an accountant who still does it... ~Cheryl
Thanks so much for all the compliments! Always a pleasure when I can share some of my collection - I've been fortunate enough to find some nice...
Know that I've shown my Scandinavian Viking ship salts before, but this is my trio of larger ships, all silverplate, from front to back, Norwegian...
It's been twenty years since I participated in a discussion about a Gorham piece with an ivory handle, my opinion was a bon-bon or nut spoon and...
Continuing with another mermaid, this one a late 19th-early 20th century souvenir spoon, silverplate mermaid handle on a scallop shell bowl,...
Rather nice addition to my collection of plique-à-jour spoons, produced in .800 silver by Vienna maker Georg Adam Scheid, known for their quality...
Been a while since I've posted some of my stuff, so thought I'd show some more: Jugendstil coffee spoon with stylized gingko leaf motif, gilt...
Gotta say, I saw similar lost wax cast silver jewelry in the '70s, offered at pretty much every art fair, flea market, head shop, rock festival,...
Eh, my eyesight isn't what it used to be, same with my memory, thought an '11.2oz' mark a bit odd on that piece, but American silver marks can be...
Ahhh, suppose I should have asked for a better pic and more information, thank you for clear images of the weight marks on both sizes of your...
It's sterling silver, the mark indicates 11 troy ounces, 2 pennyweight parts silver per 12 troy ounces, 222/240 pennyweight is the same percentage...
Lovely bags, in beautiful condition, by form and with those fancy jeweled frames, believe they're all most likely circa 1920s, the enameled armor...
Eh, I have a bit of an advantage - below is one of Mom's swan salts, now in my collection, it bears another Charles Tirbour mark, with the...
I've often seen similar 'aging' on Italian pieces like the 'Capodimonte' style vase with flowers linked, to my eye the 'dirt' always appeared to...
Ummm, it's 'Charles Tirbour' - a double salt cellar... ~Cheryl
Looks like Greek marks to me, the maker's registered number possibly 'η.33' (lower case eta)... ~Cheryl
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