Featured Cristal Inkwell with silver lid

Hello

Who can tell something more about this crystal inkwell with silver lid.
It has a silver mark but what does the K stamp means?
Is it valuable?

The inkwell is 6x6 cm long and 1½ cm high
It is cut at the bottom and at all corners.
The sides and top are smooth and the cristal is very clear
and sparkling.

 

Kosher? Sorry, no idea, but love it.

 

Gorgeous, Jeanny.
It is a Birmingham mark. The silver maker's mark is for W. J. Myatt & Co. The W is the date letter, for 1921.
The K could be for the specific silversmith, but I will leave that for the others to ascertain.

 

The first stamp; K is onknown to me
The second stamp; WJM & Co (WJMyatt&Co)
The the third stamp; (the Anker) Birmingham Townmark
and fourth stamp; (the Lion) Certifying the silver quality
and the fifth stamp; (W) date of year 1921

Thats all I know, and it is possible that I'm wrong

 

You are quick!!!

 

Only sometimes.

 

Yep. Lion Passant (ie. Lion walking with right forearm raised and all others on the ground) indicating English and Birmingham because of the anchor.

 

The k may be for matching the base, rim and stopper up. The silversmith didn't make the glass and it's possible the cutter was a third party, too.

 

Possibly they are to identify the particular person who worked on the piece in a firm employing several silversmiths. On older pieces I have seen these ascribed to journeymen, but I have also seen disagreement on this.

Here is a link to an article about journeyman's marks.
http://www.ascasonline.org/ARTICOLOGIUG195.html

Note that he mentions one modern silversmith who used them (Stuart Devlin) so there's no reason why others shouldn't have done so too, and for items other than flatware. Ultimately, I suspect there is no truly authoritative answer to your question because they are unofficial marks, not part of those prescribed by law.

 

Journeymen marks is also entirely feasible. It's how people got paid, too.

 

Okay,... can a value be attributed to it?

 

Depends where you are. In perfect condition in the UK, perhaps up to fifty pounds retail on a good day.

 

Wow, I bought it for € 5.00 (I live in the Netherlands)

 

Wow!

 

Hoo, you robbed them.

Seriously, that's a great deal, I'd grabbed it and run away very fast.