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- Tue Mar 28, 2017 3:25 am
- Forum: Chester Hallmarks
- Topic: Small Sauce Boat - Chester?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9003
Small Sauce Boat - Chester?
Hi guys, Just picked up this little sauce boat. I think the marks (which are quite rubbed) include a town mark for Chester, making the X for 1773? Does this look right? Any ideas on the maker, ?W? Thanks in advance, Ben. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:32 pm
- Forum: Russian Silver
- Topic: Russian Soup Ladle?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4409
Re: Russian Soup Ladle?
Interesting!
Thanks team.
Thanks team.
- Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:08 am
- Forum: Russian Silver
- Topic: Russian Soup Ladle?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4409
Russian Soup Ladle?
Hi team,
I got this piece the other day, the vendor thought it was early Russian. Would this be right?
As always, any thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks,
Ben
I got this piece the other day, the vendor thought it was early Russian. Would this be right?
As always, any thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks,
Ben
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:47 am
- Forum: Asia & Middle East - Single Image
- Topic: Not Certain of marks on Silver box
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3111
Re: Not Certain of marks on Silver box
Yeah I agree it seems a match with the same info in von Ferscht's book too (he says Shanghai, not probably though). A nice box for the tourist trade.
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:39 am
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: Origin uknown, spoon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3636
Re: Origin uknown, spoon
The HX could refer to Halifax, Nova Scotia (so Canadian). But the marks are cruder than I have seen on Canadian pieces, and I don't think any used the flower punch seen in the middle. It also doesn't look very North American to me, but might be somewhere to look.
Ben
Ben
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:17 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Rat-Tail Hanoverian - MM with Crescent above
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4561
Re: Rat-Tail Hanoverian - MM with Crescent above
Oh wow!
Thanks guys, I would never have guessed to look there. I'm stoked.
This is why I love this forum. :)
Ben
Thanks guys, I would never have guessed to look there. I'm stoked.
This is why I love this forum. :)
Ben
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:46 pm
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Impressive Chinese Export Soup Ladle - Linchong, circa 1810
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3376
Re: Impressive Chinese Export Soup Ladle - Linchong, circa 1810
It's a very decent 32cm long.
And Im not sure about the crest.
Ben
And Im not sure about the crest.
Ben
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:18 am
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Impressive Chinese Export Soup Ladle - Linchong, circa 1810
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3376
Impressive Chinese Export Soup Ladle - Linchong, circa 1810
Hi team,
Here is a stunning piece (IMHO) of Chinese Export silver. This decorated OE Pattern ladle is marked with the pseudo hallmarks for Linchong, who was working out of Canton in the first part of the nineteenth century.
His work is often high quality.
X
X
Ben
Here is a stunning piece (IMHO) of Chinese Export silver. This decorated OE Pattern ladle is marked with the pseudo hallmarks for Linchong, who was working out of Canton in the first part of the nineteenth century.
His work is often high quality.
X
X
Ben
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:56 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Rat-Tail Hanoverian - MM with Crescent above
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4561
Rat-Tail Hanoverian - MM with Crescent above
Hi everyone,
Wondering about this spoon. Does anyone know this mark? Is it Provincial English? Or maybe European?
It seems the crest and motto could be Bain or Ferguson.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
x
x
Thanks,
Ben
Wondering about this spoon. Does anyone know this mark? Is it Provincial English? Or maybe European?
It seems the crest and motto could be Bain or Ferguson.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
x
x
Thanks,
Ben
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:29 am
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Scottish Provincial Sugar Tongs - Alexander Stewart (Inverness and Tain)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6764
Scottish Provincial Sugar Tongs - Alexander Stewart (Inverness and Tain)
Hi team, Can I get confirmation that these are by Alexander Stewart? There is a set of marks on each arm (same marks). I'm assuming from the style of tongs that they are from his time in Inverness (rather than Tain), but are his marks from each town identifiable? https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.j...
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:52 am
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Possible Chinese pseudo marks?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3667
Re: Possible Chinese pseudo marks?
Hi Martin,
I have a marrow scoop with near identical marks, but sadly no attribution yet.
(They are in Houstone's Early Australian Silver as unknown, possibly Australian).
Let's hope we can solver the mystery eventually!
Ben
I have a marrow scoop with near identical marks, but sadly no attribution yet.
(They are in Houstone's Early Australian Silver as unknown, possibly Australian).
Let's hope we can solver the mystery eventually!
Ben
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:30 am
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: John Nicholson makers mark?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2872
Re: John Nicholson makers mark?
Hi James,
This would probably be a Scottish silversmith, I see silvermakersmarks has it as unidentified Edinburgh.
I don't think there is any evidence of John Nicholson heading over that way.
Cheers,
Ben
This would probably be a Scottish silversmith, I see silvermakersmarks has it as unidentified Edinburgh.
I don't think there is any evidence of John Nicholson heading over that way.
Cheers,
Ben
- Mon Jan 02, 2017 10:00 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Scottish Provincial Towns - Order of rarity?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4305
Re: Scottish Provincial Towns - Order of rarity?
Thanks Martin!
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 4:21 pm
- Forum: Middle East
- Topic: Arabian Tray
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5486
Re: Arabian Tray
Great find in a random box! Wish I had managed that!
Happy New Year!
Ben
Happy New Year!
Ben
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 3:49 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Scottish Provincial Towns - Order of rarity?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4305
Scottish Provincial Towns - Order of rarity?
Hi team,
I did once see a list on a forum (maybe this one?!) that presented a suggested order for the rarity of Scottish Provincial Silver.
Is there a generally accepted list somewhere?
Or is there one of our members who would be happy to share theirs?
Thanks,
Ben
I did once see a list on a forum (maybe this one?!) that presented a suggested order for the rarity of Scottish Provincial Silver.
Is there a generally accepted list somewhere?
Or is there one of our members who would be happy to share theirs?
Thanks,
Ben
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 9:50 am
- Forum: Middle East
- Topic: Arabian Tray
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5486
Re: Arabian Tray
Hi Jannie, I'm not sure if you've translated the arabic on your tray? It is indeed Sudanese silver. And normally will have three pieces of information in the arabic: 1) the silversmiths name 2) the city it was made 3) the year it was made. The year is interesting, it uses arabic numbers, but goes fr...
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:15 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Chinese Export Spoons with Portugese Marks?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1609
Chinese Export Spoons with Portugese Marks?
Hi team, I've had these spoons a little while, they are very heavy in true Chinese Export style. They also have two extra marks. One I think is the fineness mark for Lisbon (.833) from 1886-1938. Does that seem right? The second is also Portugese, marked PART, Tardy describes it as Private. Does any...
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:27 am
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Teapot Stand - R.B
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2092
Teapot Stand - R.B
Hi team, Just picked this up. Has a colonial feel to it. Interesting the number of scallops around the edge. It has three marks to it. The first pretty much unrecognisable and the R.B twice. (The fourth is just mark the centre for the making of the piece I think). Has anyone seen this mark before? O...
- Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:43 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Pair of Wine Labels - MD and unknown devices
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2001
Pair of Wine Labels - MD and unknown devices
Hi team, Got this little pair recently. Unsure if they are Scottish provincial? Or colonial? Different set of marks on each...one has the initials MD and two others (peas in a pod?!). The second the same two and a third potential mark. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/...
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:07 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Canadian Mark Help with confirmation - Munro -
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3342
Re: Canadian Mark Help with confirmation - Munro -
Hi there,
From a distance, this looks like a good match for Alex Munro's mark in Langdons.
Cool pair of spoons!
Ben
From a distance, this looks like a good match for Alex Munro's mark in Langdons.
Cool pair of spoons!
Ben