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Gorham made a similar image in their "North Pole Expedition" spoon: https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg As far as the detail, Gorham either "die stamped" their spoons or "cast" their spoons, and sometimes spoons were die cast wi...

: I'm still wondering about the Prussian Empire, specifically the regions where the Prussian Empire interacted with Russia, that is where I am investigating :

Yes I recall reading about why the phrase "Sponsor's Mark" is more accurate than the phrase "Maker's Mark," there was a lot of very precise and accurate information contained in that article, I believe it was archived here, I will attempt to find it ::: Thank you for your prompt ...

Hello I just have a general question ::: A few times I have noticed Irish Silversmiths whose works are stamped with Non-Irish Assay Marks ::: Specifically I have noticed the mark of Sharman D. Neill makers mark with a Chester Assay Mark ::: Also I have noticed a Royal Irish Silver Company makers mar...

It does seem to be Persian silver, I have researched a scholar box and a tea set and I did learn a few things::: See if this quote guides you towards the answer, it was posted here some time ago ::: "marked by parvaresh( i think reza parvaresh) parvaresh is greatest family in Isfahan in making ...

The "Zig-Zag" mark I have only seen and read about being an assay mark used by German assayers, but the backwards letters seem to point towards Cyrillic which would mean a Russian influence, and I have absolutely no idea what the strange infinity sign is, but this is a very interesting pie...

Going over my notes again, the "Old Scottish Standard" was actually slightly lower, not higher, sorry about that...

I will try to find the reference to this "Old Scottish Standard"....

Certainly these are sterling silver 92.5 percent. When I was reading about the history of Scotland Silver, I did find a reference to an "Old Scottish Standard" which had a very slightly higher percentage of silver, and it really was not used very much after 1800, I am trying to find this r...

The double-headed eagle has been used at least as far back as the Hittite Empire (1700-1200 BC) and since then it has been used as a symbol of royal authority by various cultures, including the Byzantine Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, Russia, Albania, Mysore (in India), Yugoslavia, Austria, Serbia, ...

What about that series of numbers and symbols which starts with the number "11" and then it is followed by two symbols which are unlike anything I have ever seen before? That "infinity sign" with two lines through the top and one line through the bottom, what could that mean? Is ...

This is the Brazil Silver Hallmark sheet, so it does show a "diamond-shaped" symbol, but I really can't match any of them to my spoons, it seems as if there are letters or symbols inside my diamonds, but it is so tiny and so difficult to read ::: https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg http...

https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg ::: Bought a few from the estate of a Brazilian woman, been in her family for quite a long time before she arrived in the USA ::: https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg I believe the...

Do a search for "900 Austrian Enamel Match Case" and you will see an example I found which has a miniature portrait of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, painted in an unusual manner more similar to Gustav Klimt or Egon Schiele, never could figure out who made that piece, but it might be ...

There has been some scholarly work about the forgotten artists of Vienna circa 1900, many of whom worked in Enamel, many of whom were very talented women who went largely unrecognized for their superior techniques ::: This book might be of service to you, I believe it is called "The Memory Fact...

If you look at the above pic, and then look at the pic above that one, in that square-shaped hallmark, do you think that is the "town mark" for "Saint Esprit and Bagnols" which would be a standing bird with its head down? You might have more luck with a magnifying glass or a loup...

I still am not certain I have ever seen a true John Wren II hallmark, and is it true John Wren II died in 1786? It seems as if a few pieces have been mis-attributed to John Wren II based on that bit of mis-information ::: At least I know this hallmark is Thomas Wallis II, I really did think it was T...

::: Here is the hallmark, this is the most in-focus pic I could manage :::

Something is a little different about this sugar sifter, the piercings seem more like Mote Spoon piercings, it is uncommonly light and delicate, and the bright-cut pattern on the handle is a bit unusual as well ::: After searching for the maker, I wonder if this is John Wren II instead of Thomas Wal...

I believe it is just the center of a "tri-cornered hat" into which the man on the horse would insert his head in order to wear the hat ::: "By the end of the 17th century, the tricorne was popular in both civilian fashion and in military uniforms. They remained one of the predominant ...

::: The article is amazing and the pair of vases is really incredible, this style of silver artistry is truly astounding in its level of detail :::