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by Kirils
Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Unknown maker on gold thimble
Replies: 0
Views: 3995

Unknown maker on gold thimble

Hello again. Have another item in which I'm not sure. Does anyone know this maker? Looks like BL.

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by Kirils
Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:18 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Unknown French maker from beg of 19th century
Replies: 1
Views: 4031

Re: Unknown French maker from beg of 19th century

Or it might not be French. But makers mark does look French.
by Kirils
Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:59 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Unknown French maker from beg of 19th century
Replies: 1
Views: 4031

Unknown French maker from beg of 19th century

Hello everyone. Got this gold case from beg of the 19th century. Is anyone familiar with this maker, the first letter is unknown to me, but the next two letters look like BL. Thank you for your help in advance. https://i.imgur.com/47tl7RY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ODjbAsc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/YK8sb...
by Kirils
Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Crest on a large dish
Replies: 2
Views: 6283

Re: Crest on a large dish

It's impossible to say for sure because we don't know the colours of the coat of arms. As the dish is German the family could be German too and the helmet shows that it's part of the nobility but in this case just untitled nobility. I browsed Siebmachers Wappenbuch from 1605 and found three possibl...
by Kirils
Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:11 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Crest on a large dish
Replies: 2
Views: 6283

Crest on a large dish

Hello. Have this large silver dish probably for seafood, fish. Any ideas who might it have belonged to?

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by Kirils
Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:07 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Who might this crest belong to?
Replies: 0
Views: 5424

Who might this crest belong to?

Hello. Have this beautiful French silver serving set for drinks, somewhere from beg of 19th century. Is anyone familiar with this crest? https://i.imgur.com/Ev4KWrT.jpg https://i.imgur.com/DRj7Trz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/iK8XNZq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hrEGQ5l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/j0JU9MM.jpg htt...
by Kirils
Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:57 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help identify years.
Replies: 2
Views: 4781

Please help identify years.

Hello. have this beautiful silver serving set for drinks (crystal is new). I'm a bit confused when it was made because it has 3 marks. First mark is of a maker (PMD) Pierre-Marie Devilleclair he worked from 1812 - 1824. The second mark is of a peacock, which was used from 1809. And the third mark is...
by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 9:48 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Need help identifying this object
Replies: 5
Views: 6223

Re: Need help identifying this object

AG2012 wrote:Hi,
Biedermeier period,early to mid 19th century.Based on style and Loth standard,
Regards
Thank you!
by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 9:47 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Family crest with Rooster and slogan
Replies: 0
Views: 6389

Family crest with Rooster and slogan

Hello. Have this large spoon with a family crest ( Rooster, Crown and a slogan). Does anyone have any information about it? the marks to me look Italian but I'm not sure. https://i.imgur.com/j0XhgBW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E5Bm9QZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9lEsNEA.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wHkr5S6.jpg
by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 9:40 am
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Need help identifying country and maker
Replies: 1
Views: 2044

Need help identifying country and maker

Hello. As the topic says I need help identifying country and a maker. To me, maker (Boccio or Baccio) sounds Italian but I have never seen this mark with a lion before. https://i.imgur.com/j0XhgBW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E5Bm9QZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9lEsNEA.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wHkr5S6.jpg
by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 8:32 am
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Unknown maker and country
Replies: 0
Views: 2222

Unknown maker and country

Hello. Any ideas of where it could be from and who made it? Thanks in advance.

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by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 7:00 am
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: An unknown origin
Replies: 0
Views: 2182

An unknown origin

Have this old sauce spoon with only one mark HB (probably maker). It seems to be silver but no marks of it. Thanks in advance.

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by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 5:09 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Any ideas of who this might be?
Replies: 3
Views: 4636

Re: Any ideas of who this might be?

Found similar design spoon and information on maker. Source: http://www.bexfield.co.uk/thefinial/pdf04/28-04.pdf

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by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 4:44 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Crest on a spoon
Replies: 2
Views: 5178

Re: Crest on a spoon

Hi, Either Germany or Austria Empire (German speaking countries), five pearls indicate the lowest rank of nobility.There were thousands of families using crown - monogram, so, positive identification is impossible unless exactly the same engraving is encountered with more conclusive provenance of t...
by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 4:39 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Need help identifying this object
Replies: 5
Views: 6223

Re: Need help identifying this object

Hi, Theoderich is most likely right about the Romanian origin of the basket. Bacău (German: Bakau) ,located in Moldavia region in the east of the country. Many silversmiths from Balkan countries were trained in Austria-Hungary and when returned back home used Loth standards and even created their o...
by Kirils
Fri May 17, 2019 4:27 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Any ideas of who this might be?
Replies: 3
Views: 4636

Re: Any ideas of who this might be?

Theoderich wrote:it is Reval (Tallinn)
MZ_ (HC) = Hermann Clements
Thank you. But do you know what period it could be?
by Kirils
Thu May 16, 2019 11:21 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Crest on a spoon
Replies: 2
Views: 5178

Crest on a spoon

Hello. Any ideas of who might this crest belong to? The spoon is probably German.

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by Kirils
Thu May 16, 2019 11:16 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Any ideas of who this might be?
Replies: 3
Views: 4636

Any ideas of who this might be?

Hello. have this old probably German spoon 13 Loth silver (813). Any ideas of when it was made and by who? Thanks in advance.

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by Kirils
Thu May 16, 2019 9:50 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Need help identifying this object
Replies: 5
Views: 6223

Need help identifying this object

Hello. As the topic says, I need help to identify the maker and when it was made. As I understand correctly this should be German as there is used 12 Loth silver (750). I do not know what deer stands for. Is it a maker or is a City? https://i.imgur.com/Zrsj5LS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/87Zps9C.jpg htt...
by Kirils
Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:25 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Probably French
Replies: 2
Views: 5760

Re: Probably French

it is German, exported to Russia, produced since 1900 by Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen and designed by Hugo Leven, model no. 25600, also called "Bremer Lilie". There is no maker's mark. The standing bear, often discussed in this forum, is supposed to be the mark for silver 875 (like in Swit...

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