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by Sasropakis
Mon Dec 02, 2024 7:03 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Finnish sugar sifter
Replies: 6
Views: 325

Re: Finnish sugar sifter

Now the marks are very clear. It’s Hopeatakomo Oy (”silver forge limited company”), Helsinki.
by Sasropakis
Sat Nov 30, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Finnish sugar sifter
Replies: 6
Views: 325

Re: Finnish sugar sifter

The hallmarks are rather unclear, especially the first one which is probably the maker's mark. It looks like the crown has been struck twice and it might have distorted the maker's mark. 813H is for the fineness (H=hopea=silver), the next mark looks like a boat of Helsinki and the last one is the da...
by Sasropakis
Tue Nov 19, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Mystery Objects
Topic: What is the Madonna spoon used for?
Replies: 3
Views: 511

Re: What is the Madonna spoon used for?

The text reads "Help us, Holy Trinity" and it's the Holy Trinity that is depicted: God the Father, the Son (Jesus on the cross) and the Holy Spirit (dove). The original spoon was probably a baptismal spoon but this one is a reproduction.
by Sasropakis
Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: European Jewelry
Topic: Swedish three crown charm
Replies: 4
Views: 871

Re: Swedish three crown charm

C.G. Hallbergs Guldsmeds AB, Stockholm, Z7=1926.
by Sasropakis
Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Armorial on 18th Century Knives
Replies: 2
Views: 2061

Re: Armorial on 18th Century Knives

The best match I could find is the coat of arms of Killigrew. Their baronetcy became extinct in 1705 but there probably were other untitled family members. And the second link shows the lion crest too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killigrew_baronets https://shakespearereinvented.wordpress.com/2012/...
by Sasropakis
Fri Sep 13, 2024 4:28 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Help Identifying Crest 2
Replies: 2
Views: 2785

Re: Help Identifying Crest 2

Fairbairn's book of crests gives the following families: Baines, Bone, Dempster, Gall, Hodkinson, Small. Unless there are initials or any knowledge of the provenance of the item it's impossible to know the family in question. See: https://archive.org/details/fairbairnsbookof02fair/page/n295/mode/2up...
by Sasropakis
Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Unknown silver marks on a Meissen tea caddy
Replies: 3
Views: 2139

Re: Unknown silver marks on a Meissen tea caddy

You are right. One of the marks does look like Swedish three crown mark. It could be an import mark but in that case the shape of the mark should be oval instead of the usual trefoil. Difficult to say for sure but if I had to guess the shape is more like trefoil in this case. If the hallmarks are Sw...
by Sasropakis
Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:59 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Unknown Crest, Assistance Sought.
Replies: 6
Views: 1859

Re: Unknown Crest, Assistance Sought.

Looks like Monteath Douglas. See: https://archive.org/details/fairbairnsbookof01fair/page/170/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/fairbairnsbookof02fair/page/n287/mode/2up?view=theater "Out of an Eastern crown or, the rim charged with three bombs fired, an oak-tree, the stem trans...
by Sasropakis
Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Can anyone help identify who this coat of arms belonged to?
Replies: 3
Views: 1456

Re: Can anyone help identify who this coat of arms belonged to?

Coat of arms with mountain and star and baron's crown probably belong to the Swedish family Funck who had the rank of baron (friherre in Swedish). See: https://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Funck_nr_189 The other coat of arms with a crown of untitled nobility could belong to Swedish noble family Mont...
by Sasropakis
Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: London Hallmarks
Topic: Help with marks please
Replies: 7
Views: 2119

Re: Help with marks please

I you open the picture on a new tab you can see a high resolution version. The first letter of the maker's mark is W and then there's a pellet. The second letter is visible only partially but could be B or D. My guess would be Walter Brind.
by Sasropakis
Sun Aug 25, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Dublin Spoon Crest, Raised Arm with Sword & Flor de Lis
Replies: 4
Views: 2249

Re: Dublin Spoon Crest, Raised Arm with Sword & Flor de Lis

Fairbairn's Book of Crests gives the following entries: "Mahony, George Philip Gun. B.A., of Kilmorna. Listowel, co. Kerry, Ireland, out of the coronet of a Count of France a dexter arm in armour embowed grasping in the hand a sword, all ppr., hilt and pommel or, the blade piercing a fleur-de-l...
by Sasropakis
Wed Aug 21, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Dublin Spoon Crest, Raised Arm with Sword & Flor de Lis
Replies: 4
Views: 2249

Re: Dublin Spoon Crest, Raised Arm with Sword & Flor de Lis

I browsed through Fairbairn's Book of Crests (can be found online if you wan't to try your luck) but couldn't find exactly similar crest there. There are many crests with an armoured hand holding a sword but I didn't find one with fleur de lis. Could you give the name you found so that I could check...
by Sasropakis
Mon Aug 19, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Old Swedish serving spatula
Replies: 2
Views: 1078

Re: Old Swedish serving spatula

I think it's G.F. for Gustaf Folcker, 1807-1865 (1869). I couldn't find any maker with C.F. mark who would have worked in Stockholm in 1842.
by Sasropakis
Thu May 23, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: London Hallmarks
Topic: Maker of 1745 Marrow Spoon?
Replies: 7
Views: 1759

Re: Maker of 1745 Marrow Spoon?

Looks similar to GB listed here but apparently the name is unknown:

https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Mak ... GB-unknown
by Sasropakis
Thu May 02, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: London Hallmarks
Topic: Paul Storr coffee pot... authentic? or?
Replies: 2
Views: 1472

Re: Paul Storr coffee pot... authentic? or?

I'm not an expert of Paul Storr but I happened to search some of his works and found "A William IV Silver Coffee Pot, Paul Storr, London, 1836" sold by Sotheby's (I can't give the link but you can Google it) which has identical spout to your coffee pot and otherwise the style matches too. ...
by Sasropakis
Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Assist with Coat of Arms Crest on Tea Caddy
Replies: 2
Views: 2871

Re: Assist with Coat of Arms Crest on Tea Caddy

The first and fourth quarters look like the coat of arms of Wodehouse family, later Earls of Kimberley, assuming that the hatching follows the normal convention. I haven't been able to find a match for the second and third quarters though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Kimberley
by Sasropakis
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: 2 sterling spoons please identify them
Replies: 3
Views: 2551

Re: 2 sterling spoons please identify them

Anders Wedin, Söderhamn, Sweden 1857.
by Sasropakis
Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: Family Crests
Topic: Unknown British Family Crest
Replies: 2
Views: 2565

Re: Unknown British Family Crest

Closest match I could find when searching Fairbairn's book of crest is plate 126.14 which would be for: "Russell, Lieutenant - Colonel Andrew Hamilton. J.P., formerly of Manga Kuri, Hawkesbay, New Zealand, and now of Fonthill, Torquay, upon a mount vert, an antelope lodged ppr., gorged with a c...
by Sasropakis
Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: Antique German Bavarian Salt Cellar Date?
Replies: 7
Views: 1385

Re: Antique German Bavarian Salt Cellar Date?

13 Loth fineness is .812,5. Not sterling (.925). Combination of lion and Augsburg acorn suggests pseudo marks. Regards Hi where do you see a lion? I see n F The mark above 13 which might look like F is just struck weakly. I think it's a shield which has a lion's face (or some other animal). You can...
by Sasropakis
Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Re signature on back plate of box ?
Replies: 4
Views: 2353

Re: Re signature on back plate of box ?

The first name (?) looks like Innen to me which wound mean "inside" in German. But this doesn't make much sense if Chanier is supposed to be a French surname. Just wondering how the engraving is placed and if it was meant to be seen at all? It doesn't really look like a well made engraving...

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