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<p>[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 668843, member: 118"][ATTACH=full]185243[/ATTACH] While on the subject, I saw a nice looking coffee pot in a thrift store a week ago. First impression was that it was sterling but flipped it and it was marked Japand and EP in a diamond. I assumed EP for electroplated. I did a quick search on the spot and found online identical one marked Sterling and no EP. I got suspicious that they made the same piece in plate and solid silver and debated for a minute. Ended up leaving it in the store. I can’t even remember which one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Now, when a researched a bit about this pitcher, I saw that some Japanese pieces are marked EP in diamond, sterling and 950. Some people suggests that EP is makers mark. But if so, is it possible the pot to have been sterling and not marked as such?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 668843, member: 118"][ATTACH=full]185243[/ATTACH] While on the subject, I saw a nice looking coffee pot in a thrift store a week ago. First impression was that it was sterling but flipped it and it was marked Japand and EP in a diamond. I assumed EP for electroplated. I did a quick search on the spot and found online identical one marked Sterling and no EP. I got suspicious that they made the same piece in plate and solid silver and debated for a minute. Ended up leaving it in the store. I can’t even remember which one :( Now, when a researched a bit about this pitcher, I saw that some Japanese pieces are marked EP in diamond, sterling and 950. Some people suggests that EP is makers mark. But if so, is it possible the pot to have been sterling and not marked as such?[/QUOTE]
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