Featured Silver? Plique a Jour letter opener

This arrived in a lot of jewellery. Amateur research tells me the glass in the handle is plique a jour ( sadly damaged) but I have drawn a complete blank on the marks. It could be a rubbed 925 (or not ) followed by some more stamps.
I’ve looked through foreign hallmarks but it’s like looking for a needle in the proverbial without some idea of where to look.
Any ideas of origin please or if it has age or is a modern touristy piece. Thanks for looking

 

Looks like a Norwegian silver mark, style looks right for Norway too.

 

How do you do that INH?. You are amazing! I searched high and low and came up with diddly squat!

 

Am I right in thinking David Anderson did lots of lovely enamel things?. Blasted shame this is damaged.

 

Certainly shows the fragility of plique a jour.

 

This is said to be David Andersen mark:

@DragonflyWink will know for sure!

KSW, I indeed can repair your nice antique plique à jour for free!
PM me if you are interested

 

My kyratisations of plique a jour:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/finds-thread.137/page-661#post-322347

 

Thank you for the tag!
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/finds-thread.137/page-661#post-322347

 

My goodness Kyra............always knew you were special, and your kind offer shows just how special you really are!.

 

Clearer pics there:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/s...my-cosmetic-repairs.36028/page-12#post-838121

 

Awww, such a shame about the damage - but Kyra will make it better (lucky you)!

It is a David Andersen mark, late 19th-early 20th century, here are three of my DA spoons bearing the same mark, the bottom with plique-à-jour finial and bowl:




~Cheryl

 

@kyratango thankyou for your incredibly kind offer!. I would love to take you up on it and will message you.
Apologies for the radio silence since you posted, I was out working with almost no reception and just got home.
This is indeed a wonderful forum with such generous people. I’m excited to own a David Andersen piece but more excited that it will be a Kyratised Special Edition!

 

Thankyou Cheryl, they are beautiful spoons, the snake is gorgeous as is that cobalt blue enamel. DA did make some very special pieces.

 

It is a beauty, K. You, or the fabulous @kyratango , will show us the kyratised result, won't you?

Norwegian enamel is amazing, even Fabergé employed Norwegian enamelists.

 

Love that one, Cheryl. I love snake symbolism almost as much as I love dragons.

 

Made as a souvenir of Milan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscione





Or, the closest I'll ever get to owning an Alfa Romeo:




~Cheryl

 

Of course! I never made the connection (duh).
I am more of a Jaguar E-type girl myself. Or Volvo, when it comes to 'regular' cars. My muscles don't like Volvo anymore, so I traded my last one in for a more muscle friendly car years ago.

 

Took me a while too, knew I'd seen it before...

Ahhh, my dream car (that buttery yellow color), my brother had one for a while - said the constant upkeep was killin' him, so sold it for a nice profit.


~Cheryl