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Thanks, Trev, for the genealogy link. There's no 'rat-tail' on the back of the bowl; (that pic was too large). Total weight 2.73 oz T; avg .546 oz each, not as wimpy as some. Is the monogram a "C"? Here's the best I could do with my meager skills; I still haven't fully figured out how to u...

I am probably missing something here; I cannot find an American silversmith nor a picture of his mark listed in this forum. E.B. BOOTH & SON Reputedly 1861-1888, Rochester, N.Y. I have five teaspoons so marked; there are NO other marks on them, but they are certainly silver, either coin or sterl...

Thank you very much!

The description of the three worlds is compelling, and lovely. I'll use it for further research.

Ray Jack's work is remarkable to me for precision and symmetry, as well as the selection of high quality materials.

I'll be looking for more!

Again, my gratitude...wlw

Again: My sincere thanks, David. Tenshodo would be/have been a department or jewelry store? To have such a piece from an artist who was only active for twenty years...over a hundred years ago...seems of particular good fortune. I wonder how our family came to be in possession of it. No one to ask......

Thank you, David! What an amazing amount of historical background about a many-generation family of Artisans...my gratitude, sir. Your comment that a silver sake cup 'would seem to be rather unusual' does not (I hope) mean you have doubts about authenticity...I certainly can't vouch for anything oth...

I have no provenance for this dish, other than it being part of Dad's estate. 9-1/2" diameter; ~1" deep; 272gm; it came in an old, stained, broken-lidded box without any mark ; too big to be original, IMHO. Well and plainly signed on the image, lower right; jungin mark (I hope) very small ...

This boxed cup is from the same (my paternal family) estate, but obviously from later than 1952. Whether received as a gift or purchased on a return trip is not known. It is professed (by a hand-written note) to have been made in Kyoyo by an artist named Jirobei, and that the box as well as blue clo...

Found him, too:
Ray Jack, Navajo; many Zuni motifs in his work.

Found him:
Vernon BEGAY (or BEGAYE), a Navajo contemporary Silversmith.
An almost identical ring is currently listed on eBay., as are many other of his, and his children's, work. wlw

I've saved the best for last. Although I cannot read the mark, I'm sure someone here will recognize it. As with the last post (VB) this artist shows surpassing skill in design and execution. This is a magnificent example of the work of an artisan at the top of their form. It appears so perfect as to...

Third in a series of four; this is extremely well made, showing great skill in the execution of a classically designed ring. I profess no knowledge of Native SW American jewelry, but this appears to be the work of a Master Silversmith. It is marked simply VB, with the word STERLING adjacent. The inl...

This is the second of four I'll be posting, but the last unmarked. This one is about a size 11-1/2, depending on which way it's put on the gauge. The inlay is 1-1/8" X 7/16"; weight is 20.4gm I recognize Turquoise & MOP; the other stones (red, brown & black) would be guessing, for ...

This is one of four assorted SW American silver rings I recently acquired. Two of them are marked; all of them will be shown in this forum soon. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg It's a size 10-1/2; stone length is 15/16" X 7/16"; total weight is...

Warren...Thank you sincerely! You've nailed it, and offered another illuminating peculiarity to my meager understanding. I'm puzzled, though, by the use of various numbers of Troy ounces to indicate quality. 10 ounces silver per 15 ounces Troy (89.6% silver) (?) may have been easily understood then,...

These three may have come to me through family, but I doubt it. Each is 15cm long, and weighs ~21.2gm. I have been unsuccessful in trying to find the maker's name by this mark; note there is no period after the W, on any of them. The 10.15 is cryptic to me; I believe it indicates .8458 silver (10.15...

https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg The loop opening is ~2.9cm; belt thickness would be ~3mm. I'm beginning to form the opinion that Mr. Mitsuhara wasn't the manufacturer of this buckle, except to carve (if that's the correct term) the bamboo image on the f...

This buckle (marked inside: 0.950 over STERLING) has been attributed to Katsura Mitsuhara. I cannot say that it came from my uncles estate with certainty, so I have no familial provenance for it. It has been worn and bears surface scratches, and a small dent in the lower left-hand corner. The overal...

Above is inside the lid; below is outside.



Thanks, David...I would have put these in with the first pics, but thought two pics per post was an absolute limit. wlw

Sorry...the dimensions should be in centimeters, NOT millimeters.

More of my uncle's treasure, as promised in the Oban tray thread a few days ago. As the title says, there are two of these, in a wood fitted box (tomobako?). The lid of the box is marked (inside) with 4 Japanese characters and a red 'censor's mark'; The outside is also marked extensively, with 11 or...