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by BWK
Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:51 pm
Forum: Far East
Topic: Early Chinese Export Regency Style Tea Set Maker?
Replies: 1
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Early Chinese Export Regency Style Tea Set Maker?

I believe I have an earlier Chinese export silver tea set. Set is very heavy, older silver patina. Tea pot looks to be regency style perhaps 1810-1820? Each of the 3 pieces are marked with 3 marks. Does any one know who the maker is? This set looks more Dutch than English? Is this early chinese expo...
by BWK
Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:03 pm
Forum: German Silver
Topic: 18th Century German? Trefid Spoon Marks Help
Replies: 4
Views: 3226

German Trefid Spoon

Thanks so much for the information. I managed to get a better picture of one of the maker's marks (there are two but exactly the same) and the prick dot signature.

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by BWK
Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:32 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: 18th Century German? Trefid Spoon Marks Help
Replies: 4
Views: 3226

18th Century German? Trefid Spoon

Thanks for looking. Here is a better pic of the engravings. Thank you. My camara is not very good to get maker's marks better.

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by BWK
Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:54 am
Forum: German Silver
Topic: 18th Century German? Trefid Spoon Marks Help
Replies: 4
Views: 3226

18th Century German? Trefid Spoon Marks Help

Hello, I have here what I believe to be a German or maybe Swedish Trefid Spoon. Spoon measures 8.25 inches long. Dot pricked with name Johan Friedrich Hamke 1736 on the back side. Engraved floral (thistle maybe) with bird on other side. Bowl is 3 inch x 1.75 inches wide. It is more like some sort of...
by BWK
Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:36 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Coin Silver American? Candlestick Maker J.N. w/ Pseudo Marks
Replies: 1
Views: 3653

American? Coin silver Candlestick - Additional Info

I could not update/edit my posting, so I am posting a reply to it in order to add a little more information. The psuedo crown mark on the candlestick looks a lot like a Sheffield crown mark. The other psuedo mark that looks like a partial 8, could it not be a tally mark of some sort? Thank you again...
by BWK
Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:51 am
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Coin Silver American? Candlestick Maker J.N. w/ Pseudo Marks
Replies: 1
Views: 3653

Coin Silver American? Candlestick Maker J.N. w/ Pseudo Marks

Hello, This is my first time on this forum, so hopefully I did this right. I have what I believe to be an early? coin silver candlestick. Stamped on bottom with the maker's initials J.N. There also also two other "pseudo marks", one is a crown and the other I am not sure what it is (like a...

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