Datation of a Bemberg beaker ?

dinio · Post by **dinio** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:05 pm

Hello,
I recently acquired a 10 cm high silver beaker engraved with the name Gretchen and which has 2 hallmarks on the bottom : a letter B and the figure 13.There is no maker mark.
I believe that it is a 13 lÃ¶th item produced in Bemberg, but I am a bit confused with the datation.
Based on the style and on the marks, could someone confirm the origin and give a possible date ?

Thanks for the help.
Dinio

Here is the cup:

And here are the hallmarks:

Bahner · Post by **Bahner** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:07 pm

Hello, Bamberg (it's Bamberg. not Bemberg - Tardy got that wrong along the way, in the 1942 edition of Tardy it was written correctly) certainly is a possibility. Another possibility is BÃ¼tzow, which used a "B" very much like the "B" on Your piece. Without a maker's mark one cannot be sure. As to the date - 1860, give or take a decade, would seem appropriate, considering the style of the piece. I believe that the engraving is a later addition. Best wishes, Bahner

dinio · Post by **dinio** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:00 pm

Hello Bahner,
Thank you for the information. I also thought that it was from the end of 19C but I was confused by this B which looked like the one for Bamberg, beginning 18C.
Sorry for the spelling of Bamberg, You made the right guess: I was using the Tardy...
Thanks again,
Dinio