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by bstaunto
Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:07 am
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: JM - Australian or American?
Replies: 7
Views: 5547

Re: JM - Australian or American?

Hi guys, I have a teaspoon with these hallmarks too. Trev, do you know your source for that attribution? Do you have a picture of the spoon too? I bought it attributed to James McBean, but the seller had concluded that himself (there is no record of these marks). Miles, could we get a picture of the...
by bstaunto
Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:16 am
Forum: Asia & Middle East - Single Image
Topic: Egyptian date letters
Replies: 6
Views: 15172

Re: Egyptian date letters

Hi,

Just found this very old post in my search for the same thing.

I found this site:

http://www.mfti.gov.eg/affiliates/Natio ... ts/A03.htm

Hope this helps too.

Cheers,

Ben
by bstaunto
Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:27 am
Forum: Scottish Hallmarks
Topic: Thoughts on these teaspoons?
Replies: 1
Views: 2640

Thoughts on these teaspoons?

Hi everyone, I purchased these spoons a little while back and was after people's thoughts about them. The only hallmark is a maker's mark of DM, and the only one I can find closely resembling it is David Marshall, Edinburgh (that's why I've posted it here). But he only registered his mark in 1790, a...
by bstaunto
Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:40 am
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: Please can you help identify?
Replies: 7
Views: 5351

Re: Please can you help identify?

Hi there, It looks like it could be by Frank Grady (and Sons), a silversmith in Wellington NZ. He used an anchor, lion and crown stamp (although I haven't seen all three on the same piece and usually it was stamped St.Silver and F.G as well). His business ran from 1880 til about 1922. I got this inf...
by bstaunto
Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:32 am
Forum: Dutch Silver
Topic: Sugar Bowl - Amsterdam?
Replies: 4
Views: 3114

Re: Sugar Bowl - Amsterdam?

Thankyou both very much. If you want to come and have a look in Australia, I will buy you a Fosters! Now I just need to find a Dutch Silver Expert down here. Thanks again.
by bstaunto
Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:35 am
Forum: Dutch Silver
Topic: Sugar Bowl - Amsterdam?
Replies: 4
Views: 3114

Sugar Bowl - Amsterdam?

Hi there,

I recently got this bowl. The marks look like pre-1798 Amsterdam? Can someone confirm this? Also, can anyone help with the date letter and the maker's mark?

Thanks in advance. Ben

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by bstaunto
Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:29 am
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Shell Teaspoons
Replies: 3
Views: 3740

Re: Shell Teaspoons

Thanks guys. No luck. But we'll see!
by bstaunto
Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:28 am
Forum: Dutch Silver
Topic: Dordrecht Spoon?
Replies: 2
Views: 2352

Re: Dordrecht Spoon?

Thanks zilverik. Unfortunately I no longer have the spoon.
zilverik wrote:It certenly looks like Dordrecht. The makersmark is not clear. With a better photo maybe?
by bstaunto
Mon May 09, 2011 11:46 pm
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: Scottish Provincial Teaspoons?
Replies: 2
Views: 2659

Scottish Provincial Teaspoons?

Hi again, I've recently received these Scottish teaspoons. As you can see they are stamped with two makers' marks (the first is IG). Is one a retailer's mark? I couldn't seem to find a match for either. Thanks in advance, Ben http://i52.tinypic.com/2vt84s0.jpg http://i52.tinypic.com/24oy2du.jpg
by bstaunto
Mon May 09, 2011 11:39 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Shell Teaspoons
Replies: 3
Views: 3740

Shell Teaspoons

Hi everyone, Well after 0/3 in my last posts, hopefully someone can help me with this one! These are some teaspoons I recently acquired. As you can see, they have the leopards head, kings head and then a strange third mark (maybe a bird?). I assume they must be colonial, but can't find anything simi...
by bstaunto
Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:56 pm
Forum: Dutch Silver
Topic: Dordrecht Spoon?
Replies: 2
Views: 2352

Dordrecht Spoon?

Hi everyone,

I got this spoon at auction the other day, it was mislabeled as English, but i think it is Dutch? Can someone help me with the maker and date?

Thanks, Ben

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by bstaunto
Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:53 pm
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: Colonial Buckle
Replies: 5
Views: 4747

Colonial Buckle

Hi again,

I think this is probably Australian, but I can't find the maker's mark/name anywhere. Any suggestions?

Cheers,

Ben

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by bstaunto
Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:50 pm
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: Provincial Salver
Replies: 0
Views: 1391

Provincial Salver

Hi everyone, I bought this salver the other day at auction, it has a bit of damage, but I couldn't resist both the crest and the hallmarks! I couldn't find the marks anywhere, but was thinking maybe Scottish Provincial? The last mark looks a little like a rooster. Any info/suggestions would be great...
by bstaunto
Thu May 06, 2010 5:46 am
Forum: Irish Hallmarks
Topic: Limerick Teaspoons? Unrecorded maker?
Replies: 3
Views: 5112

Thanks guys.

They were cheap for Limerick, but still a good price for a Dublin example of the decoration...has anyone seen this prince-of-wales design on Dublin flatware?

Ben
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by bstaunto
Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:53 pm
Forum: Irish Hallmarks
Topic: Limerick Teaspoons? Unrecorded maker?
Replies: 3
Views: 5112

Limerick Teaspoons? Unrecorded maker?

Hi everyone, I just got these spoons. As you can see they have the decoration of the Prince of Wales feathers (which are largely unique to Limerick flatware). What's got me stumped is the makers mark. Obviously from the other two marks, they have been assayed in Dublin, but the maker I.D (i think) d...
by bstaunto
Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:48 pm
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: Channel Islands Salts?
Replies: 4
Views: 4226

Here is a better picture (I decided to get a new camera!)

Ben

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by bstaunto
Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:11 am
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: Channel Islands Salts?
Replies: 4
Views: 4226

Hi Trev,

I'll try and borrow a better camera to get a better picture.

Ben
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by bstaunto
Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:25 am
Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
Topic: Channel Islands Salts?
Replies: 4
Views: 4226

Channel Islands Salts?

Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone out there is a bit of a Channel Islands silver expert. I got this pair of salts a few weeks back, they were labelled as Guernsey made. Indeed, the makers mark does seem to match Pierre Maingy . Its interesting the way the marks (they are done the same way on both salt...
by bstaunto
Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:02 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Anybody can me indentify country from where this item, thx
Replies: 2
Views: 2426

Re: Anybody can me indentify country from where this item, t

Hi there, I've just been looking at some Swiss silver...I know Lausanne used a shield hallmark, not sure if it is the same one, or if other cities used different ones. So maybe it is a place to continue the search.

Just an idea.

Ben
by bstaunto
Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:30 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Strange Hallmark. Australian? Somewhere else?
Replies: 6
Views: 7691

Thanks Frank. Sorry about the delay, I must have unchecked the notify me when a reply is posted box. Its great to know where it came from...even if its not Australian and its actually from our Rugby rivals. :-P Hi Ben. Your napkin ring is definitely South African. The mark of on the left was used by...

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