Hard to read, but not surprisingly, it's Greek, .999 silver electroform. ~Cheryl
Sorry, only thing close found in the book is a plain carving, circa 1980-90. From Meyer's 'Mother of Pearl Antiques and Collectibles' (2013):...
That is a very odd and awkward bale. Quick search of eBay finds one like yours with a pin-back, and a couple of others with different pins and...
It's not pewter, nor a fibula clasp/brooch, it's a sash/belt buckle. ~Cheryl...
It's definitely attractive, die-stamped, could be fairly recent, or a century old. As AJ has already mentioned, the design likely of Viking or...
Most of the 'birth flower' series spoons were introduced in the first decade of the 20th century - at that time the majority of International...
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co./International Silver (it's a knight head). ~Cheryl
Pretty sure that's a worn Wilkens & Sohne mark... ~Cheryl
Sorry, should have noted the ad was from 1947 - I have dozens of ads in my files from the 1940s-60s, with various form cigarette urns in silver,...
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My old eyes aren't up to making out the double-struck name or the other mark today, but for me, the form, decoration and '11L.' stamp (11 lød=.687...
The various 'GI' marks for 'Georg Jensen' ('I' and 'J' interchangeable) were used on some items from the early 20th century through 1969, Torun...
You're welcome! Osterberg's book is also concerned with table settings, and I'm with him in believing that one should use silver for whatever is...
A small/short olive spoon, the bowls are more commonly oval or oblong, but pointed were also produced. From Osterberg's 'Sterling Silver Flatware...
That is a really nice cigar box! Closest I could find was an 1885 newspaper ad for 'All Hunk Smoking Tobacco': [ATTACH] 1862 use of "all...
Looks to me more like platinum decoration rather than silver - fired on like gold... ~Cheryl
You're very welcome, Peggy (looks nice in the bottle). Those are pages from a fairly extensive catalog of sterling mounted Meriden Glass pieces...
No firm dating for the catalog, but no earlier than 1898, possibly as late as early 1920s - the bottles by the Meriden Cut Glass Co. [ATTACH]...
The first is by Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (I have a catalog, will check for your piece in a few minutes), the other two are as suggested, Thomae...
You are most welcome - glad I could share a bit more information! ~Cheryl
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