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Hi,
The language is Danish, so this is most likely a Danish piece. Haandarbejde = hand work, and Kelo must be the name of the makers/ firm.
Both Denmark and Norway stamp 830S (830/1000 silver)
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many45

Hi,
Yes,n it's true that Skoglund & Co uses GG, but according to the book "Stempler" by Norges Gullsmedforbund (The association of Norwegian goldsmiths), this mark was registered in 1971, and I think this piece is older than that.
many45

Sorry, I read the mark as G.B.
I can't find anyone with the initials G.G. in my books.
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many45

Both the N in the square and the motif suggests Norway. It might be Gunnar Bjørnerud, Larvik, Norway, 1904-1980
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many45

From 1990 this is the mark of Nils Hansens Sølvvarefabrikk, Oslo.
Former Oslo Sølvvareverksted, Oslo (1926- 1990)
This pattern came in 1935, and is called "Odel".
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many45

Hi,
This could be the mark of Nils Martin Elvik, Oslo., b. 1853 d. 1935. He stamped the N and E together like this. However, there used to be a horse shoe around the initials, so I'm not sure.
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many45

Hi,
You are quite right. This cross is made by Brødrene Lohne, Norway. 830 S means 830/ 1000 silver. Nr 104 means number 104 and is a product or type number.
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many45

Hi, The inscription could also be Norwegian. We would write it in excactly that way. If we suppose this item is close to 100 years old, wouldn't a Dane write paa and not på ? There was a Norwegian silversmith in Bergen, Hartvig Jentoft Jeppesen who stamped with the initials HJ, very similiar to the...

Hi,
Yes, the Three Crowns in an oval is the Swedish import mark. Your candle holders could have been made in either Denmark or Norway. Both countries stamp with 830S.
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many45

Well, now you know a lot about your spoon: It was made by Hans Hohles Sølvvarefabrikk (Hans Hohle's Silverware Factory) between 1927-1936, and afterwards stamped by the local silversmith Aslak Sørensen Hodne.
It was not uncommon for a local silversmith to stamp items made elsewhere.
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many45

Hello, Both Denmark and Norway stamp their silver with 830S which means that it contains 830/1000 pure silver. Sterling is 925/1000. The 3 crowns is a Swedish control mark, so this item has probably been imported to Sweden once. It looks as if the Swedish mark is stamped over another mark, maybe the...

...I forgot to say that the mark was used also after his death, up to present..
many45

Hello,
According to a new book by Per Bredo Østby, called "Norske gull-og sølvstempler gjennom tidene 1500-1950"(Norwegian gold- and silvermarks, 1500-1950), this mark was used by Aslak Sørensen Hodne, Kristiansand, b. 1858-d. 1936
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many45

Hi,
It could also be A. Houen, Kragerø, 1894-1926,
or Arnt Hovland, Arendal, 1907-1942
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many45

This could also be the mark of Jørgen Schultz, Notodden. b.1882 d. 1973
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many45

http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/69/469/8/31/98/2934831980039735591YPnQPB_th.jpg http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/66/666/0/72/39/2740072390039735591Linhzv_th.jpg This compote- or candy dish, is marked with the logo of Frank M. Whiting & co. I have looked it up in The Online Encyclopedia, and there I ...

I can't say for sure if they were bought together or not, since I haven't bought the item from a store. However, there is some sort of screw mechanism both on the holder and on the dish. Hope you can see it in the pictures. http://usera.imagecave.com/many45/Silver/IMG_56371.JPG http://usera.imagecav...

I meant ...if it was just meant to hold the dish.

Thank you for the information about the maker of this item:-) There is no doubt it was meant to double as a candle holder. A candle fits perfectly into the holder, and if you look closer at the middle picture, you will notice that the top of the holder has excactly the same pattern as the base. I do...

Thank you, so much, kerangoumar:)
Then I take it that my candle holders are from 1950-1960.

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