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by Jackm220
Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:08 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: The most blatent fraud I've yet seen on eBay yet
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The most blatent fraud I've yet seen on eBay yet

I've notified eBay three times but of course they simply don't care and will not respond. Up for sale is a coin silver AND sterling (yes both) fake Tiffany fiddle and thread silver ladle. I've seen this fake Tiffany stamp before. It's generally pretty obvious because it's almost never struck even or...
by Jackm220
Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:07 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware
Replies: 5
Views: 3980

Re: Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware

I found these two on eBay today. Same exact three marks but counter stamped with someone else. One source suggested that the three pseudomarks are for Jacob Wood, which explains the W, but I can't find anything definitive on it. http://patrick.net/forum/content/uploads/2014/09/silver5.JPG http://pat...
by Jackm220
Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:53 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware
Replies: 5
Views: 3980

Re: Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware

Almost every piece of Marquand I've ever seen has these marks. A right facing lion, a pseudo assay mark, and a date(?) letter of some type. Here's another one from the internets. http://patrick.net/forum/content/uploads/2014/09/marqsilver.JPG I wonder if this was just an agreed upon marking standard...
by Jackm220
Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware
Replies: 5
Views: 3980

Re: Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware

Thanks for that! That's a step forward and fits in with the other dates. I'm presuming 1830-1840.

However my bigger question is why there are so many different people using the exact same pseudomarks?
by Jackm220
Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:18 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware
Replies: 5
Views: 3980

Need help with possible Frederick Marquand flatware

They are extraordinary heavy, averaging about 3 troy ounces per piece. The forks are oversized at 20.5 cm and the spoons can only be serving. B&R appears to be a store stamp for Brower & Rusher but I don't know what the B.G stands for nor can I positively identify the pseudo hallmarks as bel...

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