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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 10788408, member: 5170&quot;]Hey all!</p><p><br /></p><p>This probably should have gone into the silver forum, but part of this presentation is ivory, and I felt that the post would have more eyes on it here.</p><p><br /></p><p>This baby cup and porringer were given to a Ghopper ancestor on the occasion of his birth in 1911, and I feel pretty comfortable assigning these two items that date. The cup and porringer are a set. On the bottom of each is inscribed &quot;Tiffany &amp; Co/5478H Makers 3234/Sterling Silver/925-100/M&quot; and below that &quot;8 1/2/Gills&quot; The 3234 number may or may not be correct, as it is extremely difficult to read, even with magnification. I do not know the details of what this inscription may mean. Each item has a bas relief frieze of children doing childish activities of the day, such as playing trumpets and drums, pushing each other in wheelbarrows, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that the handle of the porringer is ivory. It has Schraeger lines, both in parallel and at angles. The third photo shows the underside, but I ran up against my phone&#039;s limitations on resolution. There is a tiny crack on the upper side near where the handle is joined to the body of the porringer. I suppose that it&#039;s possible that it&#039;s bone, but I don&#039;t see any capillaries or dark lines. I believe Tiffany also had a wood option for these handles, but the feeling is dense and cool to the touch, and it doesn&#039;t seem like wood.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that we don&#039;t do values here, and in any case I&#039;m not interested in selling, since these belonged to an ancestor. Nevertheless, for curiosity&#039;s sake, I sure would like some kind of value for these. I can&#039;t find any porringers online with ivory handles, but offhand I&#039;d set a value of $800-$1000 U.S. for this matched set. You don&#039;t have to say anything, just type 1 for &quot;agree&quot; or 2 for &quot;disagree.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ha ha.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534486[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]534487[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]534488[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]534489[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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